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3.3 “Security”
Additional security can be achieved by using the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption.
WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the keys entered from this
panel.
Data Encryption:
You can
tick this option for enabling WEP function.
Auth.
Mode:
Open Authentication:
With this setting, the station in the WLAN can receives and
transmits data from Access Point (null authentication).
Shared Authentication:
With this setting, allows communication only with other devices
with identical WEP settings.
Auto Switch:
With this setting, stations can communicate with the Access Point either with
or without data encryption. It will detect the AP that it connected is using which
Authentication mode and use the same mode to communicate.
Passphrase:
You can enter a number in this field and press “
Done
”. It will create the
WEP keys of Hexadecimal code automatically.
WEP Key options:
Default Key:
There are 4 keys available for the WEP function. Please select one of
them for WEP to operate.
Network Key:
You can define the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Key values by
yourself.
Key Length –
Please select which WEP key mode you want to use. There are
three modes, each mode has two kind of key length and that is decide on the
Key
Format
you selected. 64bit (5ASCII / 10HEX.), 128bit (13ASCII / 26HEX) or 256bit
(29ASCII / 58HEX).
Key Format –
You can select WEP key format to
HEX
(Hexadecimal code, 0-9, A-F) or
ASCII
(American Standard Code for Information Interchange, 0-9, a-z, A-Z).
