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Not e: I f you do not enable any wir eless security on your Device, your network is
accessible t o any wireless netw orking device t hat is wit hin range.
Figure 30 Wireless > General: No Security
The following t able describes t he labels in t his screen.
7.2.2 Basic (WEP Encryption)
WEP encrypt ion scram bles t he dat a transm itt ed bet ween the wireless stat ions and t he access point s
( AP) to keep network com m unications private. Both t he wireless stations and t he access point s
m ust use t he sam e WEP key.
Note: WEP is ext rem ely insecure. I t s encrypt ion can be broken by an at t acker, using
widely-available software. I t is strongly recom m ended that you use a m ore
effective security m echanism . Use the st rongest security m echanism t hat all the
wireless devices in your netw ork support. For exam ple, use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
if all your wireless devices support it, or use WPA or WPA2 if your wireless devices
support it and you have a RADI US server. I f your wireless devices support nothing
st r onger t han WEP, use t he highest encryption level available.
Your Device allows you t o configur e up t o four 64- bit or 128-bit WEP keys but only one key can be
enabled at any one t im e.
Table 16 Wireless > General: No Security
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Securit y Level Choose N o Securit y t o allow all w ireless connect ions without dat a encryption or
aut hent ication.
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