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Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-G Range Expander
Running the Setup Wizard
Wireless-G Range Expander
6. If security is disabled, then proceed to step 7. If security is enabled, the appropriate
Security Settings
screen
will appear. Enter the WEP or WPA settings. Then click
Next
to continue or
Exit
to exit the Setup Wizard.
WEP
On the
WEP Security Settings
screen, select the level of WEP encryption,
WEP (64-bits)
or
WEP (128-Bits)
.
Then enter the passphrase or the WEP key. The passphrase can consist of no more than 16 alphanumeric
characters.
If you enter the WEP key in the
Key 1
field, it must have 10 hexadecimal characters for 64-bit encryption or 26
hexadecimal characters for 128-bit encryption. Hexadecimal characters are the letters “A” through “F” and
the numbers “0” through “9”. All devices in your wireless network must use the same WEP key.
WPA
On the
WPA Security Settings
screen, enter the passphrase or pre-shared key in the
Passphrase
field. The
passphrase or pre-shared key must have between 8 to 63 characters in length.
Figure 5-7: WEP Security Settings
Figure 5-8: WPA Security Settings
wep
: a method of encrypting network data transmitted
on a wireless network for greater security.
wpa
: a wireless security protocol using TKIP (Temporal
Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in
conjunction with a RADIUS server.
