“E
NCRYPTION
” tab
Figure 5 Management window with “Encryption” tab open
You may desire an additional measure of security on your wireless network, which can be
achieved by using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption. WEP encrypts each frame
transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys entered from this panel.
When an encrypted frame is received it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly. This will only
happen if the receiver has the WEP Key used by the transmitter.
This panel allows the entry of four keys, which can then be written to the driver and registry. Each
key must consist of hex digits, it means that only digit 0-9 and letters A-F are valid entries. If
entered incorrectly program will not write keys to a driver.
Key 1 – Key 4
:
These four fields must be used to enter the keys.
Write :
This button updates the driver with the four keys displayed in Key1 through Key4. The keys
are also written to the registry for permanent storage.
Clear :
This button clears all the bytes in the four keys, useful when entering and you wish to start
over.
