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InstantWave
High Rate
11Mbps
Access Point
Encryption:
Note: Most wireless connection problems arise from improper WEP settings so
make sure all APs and wireless stations use the same settings.
Sets the data encryption parameters for the wireless LAN.
Click the arrow to the right of the
Method
box. The dropdown list has three
options:
Figure 32. AP Setting/Encryption
Disabled (default)
Stations communicate with this Access Point without any data encryption.
40-bit WEP
Stations communicate with this Access Point via 40-bit WEP data encryption.
128-bit WEP
Stations communicate with this Access Point via 128-bit WEP data encryption.
In order to decode the data transmissions, each wireless client on the network must
use identical keys.
Key Generation
- There are two ways of generating a security key.