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2-7-2 WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a common encryption mode,
safe enough for home and personal use. But if you need a higher
level of security, consider using WPA encryption (see next section).
Some wireless clients don’t support WPA (only WEP), so WEP is
still a good choice if you have such a client in your network
environment.
When you select WEP as your encryption type, the following
message will be displayed:
Here are descriptions of every setup item:
Key Length
There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit
and 128-bit. Using “128-bit” is safer than
“64-bit,” but will reduce some data transfer
performance.
Key Format
There are two types of key format: ASCII and
Hex. When you select a key format, the
number of key characters will be displayed.
For example, if you select “64-bit” as the key
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