Administrator’s Handbook
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WEP-Automatic
Alternatively, you can enable WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption by selecting
WEP-Automatic from the Privacy pull-down menu.
You can provide a level of data security by enabling WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) for encryption of net-
work data. You can enable 40-, 128-, or 256-bit WEP Encryption (depending on the capability of your cli-
ent wireless card) for IP traffic on your LAN.
Enter a Passphrase. The number of characters to use is shown in the pull-down menu. Click the
Save
Changes
button. This will generate an encryption key automatically.
Any WEP-enabled client must have an identical key of the same length as the Router, in order to suc-
cessfully receive and decrypt the traffic. Similarly, the client also has a ‘default’ key that it uses to
encrypt its transmissions. In order for the Router to receive the client’s data, it must likewise have the
identical key of the same length.
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