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Chapter 8 Wireless LAN
NVG2053 User’s Guide
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In order to configure and enable WEP encryption, click Network > Wireless LAN
to display the General screen. Select Static WEP from the Security Mode list.
Figure 35 Network > Wireless LAN > General: Static WEP
The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.
Table 24 Network > Wireless LAN > General: Static WEP
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Security
Mode Select Static WEP to enable data encryption.
PassPhrase Enter a Passphrase (up to 26 printable characters) and click Generate.
A passphrase functions like a password. In WEP security mode, it is further
converted by the NVG2053 into a complicated string that is referred to as
the “key”. This key is requested from all devices wishing to connect to a
wireless network.
WEP
Encryption Select 64-bits or 128-bits.
This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to
use.