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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 10
Wireless > General: No Security
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Security Level
Choose
No Security
from the sliding bar.
6.2.2 Basic (Static WEP/Shared WEP Encryption)
WEP encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless stations and the access points
(AP) to keep network communications private. Both the wireless stations and the access points
must use the same WEP key.
There are two types of WEP authentication namely, Open System (
Static WEP
) and Shared Key
(
Shared WEP
).
Open system is implemented for ease-of-use and when security is not an issue. The wireless station
and the AP or peer computer do not share a secret key. Thus the wireless stations can associate
with any AP or peer computer and listen to any transmitted data that is not encrypted.
Shared key mode involves a shared secret key to authenticate the wireless station to the AP or peer
computer. This requires you to enable the wireless LAN security and use same settings on both the
wireless station and the AP or peer computer.
In order to configure and enable WEP encryption, click
Network Settings > Wireless
to display the
General
screen. Select
Basic
as the security level. Then select
Static WEP
or
Shared WEP
from the
Security
Mode
list.
Figure 28
Wireless > General: Basic (Static WEP/Shared WEP)
