Belkin F5D7230-4, Руководство пользователя

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4. Web Configuration
WEP is disabled by default. If you want to protect your data when it
is transferred from one station to another, you should enable this
security option. For security concern, we strongly suggest you
enable WEP function.
To enable WEP, select 64 bits or 128 bits option as the encryption
algorithm. The higher the bit number, the greater the complexity
and the security of the encryption.
Authentication Mode: Authentication is a process in which the AP
validates if wireless clients are qualified to access the AP’s service.
This happens prior to any wireless client can associate to an AP.
The IEEE 802.11b defines two types of algorithms in authentication:
the “Open System” and “Shared Key”.
With Open System , the authentication is done through a pseudo
process, accepting all kinds of requests, mainly used in cases
where connectivity is more important than security.
Shared Key ,
on the other hand, utilizes WEP capability to further verify if the
wireless client is authorized to share this AP’s resource. If the client
has the wrong key or no key, it will fail authentication and will not
be allowed to associate with the AP.
If you select Open System or Shared Key , wireless stations can
communicate with or without data encryption.
WEP Keys: Enter one to four WEP keys in either ASCII or
Hexidecimal format. Note that when using Hexidecimal format, only
digits 0-9 and letters A-F, a-f are allowed. Valid key length for each
encryption type is as below:
HEX Format ASCII Format
64 Bit 10 hexadecimal digits 5 ASCII characters
128 Bit 26 hexadecimal digits 13 ASCII characters
Aside from entering your WEP keys, you should select one of the
four keys to encrypt the data before being transmitted. The AP
always transmits data encrypted using this WEP Key. The key
number (1,2,3,4) is also transmitted. The receiving station will use
the key number to determine which key to use for decryption. If the
key value does not match with the transmitting station, the