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I am having difficulty setting up Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
security on my Belkin Modem Router.
1.
. Log.into.your.Modem.Router.
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Open.your.web.browser.and.type.in.the.IP.address.of.the.Modem.
Router..(The.Modem.Router’s.default.is.192.168.2.1.).Log.into.your.
Modem.Router.by.clicking.on.the.“Login”.button.in.the.top.right-
hand.corner.of.the.screen..You.will.be.asked.to.enter.your.password..
If.you.never.set.a.password,.leave.the.“Password”.field.blank.and.
click.“Submit”.
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Click.the.“Wireless”.tab.on.the.left.of.your.screen..Select.the.
“Encryption”.or.“Security”.tab.to.get.to.the.security.settings.page.
2.
.. Select.“128-bit.WEP”.from.the.drop-down.menu.
3.
.. After.selecting.your.WEP.encryption.mode,.you.can.type.in.your.
hex.WEP.key.manually,.or.you.can.type.in.a.passphrase.in.the.
“Passphrase”.field.and.click.“Generate”.to.create.a.WEP.key.from.
the.passphrase..Click.“Apply.Changes”.to.finish..You.must.now.set.
all.of.your.clients.to.match.these.settings..A.hex.(hexadecimal).key.
is.a.mixture.of.numbers.and.letters.from.A-F.and.0-9..For.128-bit.
WEP,.you.need.to.enter.26.hex.keys..
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For.example:.
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C3 03 0F AF 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 E4
.=.128-bit.key
4.
. Click.“Apply.Changes”.to.finish..Encryption.in.the.Wireless.Modem.
Router.is.now.set..Each.of.your.computers.on.your.wireless.network.
will.now.need.to.be.configured.with.the.same.security.settings.
WARNING:
If.you.are.configuring.the.Modem.Router.from.a.computer.
with.a.wireless.client,.you.will.need.to.ensure.that.security.is.turned.on.
for.this.wireless.client..If.this.is.not.done,.you.will.lose.your.wireless.
connection.
Note to Mac users:
Original.Apple.AirPort.products.support.64-bit.
encryption.only..Apple.AirPort.2.products.can.support.64-bit.or.128-bit. .
encryption..Please.check.your.Apple.AirPort.product.to.see.which.
version.you.are.using..If.you.cannot.configure.your.network.with.128-bit.
encryption,.try.64-bit.encryption.