W54A 54M Wireless AP User Guide
wireless network. The 40bit and 64bit encryption
are the same because of out 64 bits, 40 bits are
private. Conversely, 104 and 128 bit are the
same. WEP uses a common KEY to encode the
data. Therefore, all devices on a wireless network
must use the same key and same type of
encryption. There are 2 methods for entering the
KEY; one is to enter a 16-bit HEX digit. Using this
method, users must enter a 10-digit number (for
64-bit) or 26-digit number (for 128-bit) in the KEY
field. Users must select the same key number for all
devices. The other method is to enter a text and let
the computer generate the WEP key for
you. However, since each product use different
method for key generation, it might not work for
different products. Therefore, it is NOT recommend
using.
WPA/WPA2: A security protocol for wireless networks that builds
on the basic foundations of WEP. It secures wireless
data transmission by using a key similar to WEP, but
the added strength of WPA is that the key changes
dynamically. The changing key makes it much more
difficult for a hacker to learn the key and gain access
to the network.WPA2 is the second generation of
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