Dell 2350 - Wireless WLAN Broadband Router, User Manual

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Wireless Security
Data encryption provides added security by encoding network communications using an encryption key. Your Dell Wireless 2350
Broadband Router, in conjunction with wireless network adapters that support encryption, can scramble your transmitted data to make it
difficult for someone to eavesdrop or intercept your information. Two methods of data encryption are available:
Wired Equivalent Privacy
(WEP) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). If you wish to enable wireless security, click to select Enable Wireless Security .
Wireless Security
WEP
If you wish to enable WEP encryption, click to select WEP in the Network Authentication list.
Setting Possible Values
Key Format Hexadecimal Digits / ASCII Characters
Key Length 40 bits (5 characters) / 104 bits (13 characters)
Key1, Key2, Key3, Key4 < user-defined >
There are two levels of WEP encryption: 40(64)-bit and 104(128)-bit, with 104(128)-bit being the more secure of the two. The WEP
encryption keys are simply a set of hexadecimal numbers or ASCII characters that you choose. Each Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband
Router and every wireless workstation must use the same WEP encryption key to communicate. For more information on encryption, see
the
Wireless Networking Overview - Encryption section of this user's guide.
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Key Format
Key format can be in ASCII or hexadecimal format. Hexadecimal digits include the numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through
F. If you select ASCII format, you can enter any character.
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Key Length
Key length can be either 40(64)-bit or 104(128)-bit . Larger key lengths are more secure. Some wireless network cards are only
able to use 40(64)-bit encryption. If all your clients are able to communicate at 104(128)-bit, choose 104(128)-bit.
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Key