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WEP
It is abbreviated for Wired Equivalent Privacy. It uses a static key to encrypt all exchanged data, and
ensures that a WLAN has the same level of security as a wired LAN. However, data encrypted based
on WEP can be easily cracked. In addition, WEP supports a maximum WiFi network throughput of
only 54 Mbps. Therefore, this security mode is not recommended.
Parameter description
It specifies the authentication type for the WEP security mode. The options include
Open and Shared. The options share the same encryption process.
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Open: It specifies that authentication is not required and data exchanged is
encrypted with WEP. In this case, a wireless client can connect to the wireless
network corresponding to the selected SSID without being authenticated, and the
data exchanged between the client and the network is encrypted in WEP security
mode.
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Shared: It specifies that a shared key is used for authentication and data exchanged
is encrypted with WEP. In this case, a wireless client must use a preset WEP key to
connect to the wireless network corresponding to the selected SSID. The wireless
client can be connected to the wireless network only if they use the same WEP key.
It specifies the WEP key for the current SSID.
For example, if Default Key is set to Key 2, a wireless client can connect to the wireless
network corresponding to the selected SSID only with the password specified by Key 2.
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