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Chapter 4 Security Features
The WEP Keys screen (see
Figure 4-2
Step 2 Under WEP Key input type, select whether the WEP keys are entered in hexadecimal characters (0-9,
A-F, and a-f) or ASCII text.
Step 3 Decide on a WEP key and enter it in the blank field for the key you are creating. Follow the guidelines
below to create a new WEP key:
Your client adapter's WEP key must match the WEP key used by the access point or clients with
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which you are planning to communicate.
• When setting more than one WEP key, the WEP keys must be assigned to the same WEP key
numbers for all devices.
• WEP keys can be comprised of ASCII text or hexadecimal characters, depending on the option you
selected in Step 2.
• WEP keys must contain the following number of characters:
–
–
–
–
Note
Note
Click Transmit Key next to the key you just created to indicate that this is the key you want to use to
Step 4
transmit packets.
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WEP Keys Screen
13 characters for 128-bit WEP keys using ASCII input
26 characters for 128-bit WEP keys using hexadecimal input
5 characters for 40-bit WEP keys using ASCII input
10 characters for 40-bit WEP keys using hexadecimal input
Any key that is entered with more than 10 characters is padded by the client adapter
to 26 characters to create a 128-bit key.
After you create a WEP key, you can delete it by selecting the Clear Key check box
to the left of the key.
Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Mac OS
4-2) allows you to create up to four WEP keys.
Security Options for Mac OS 9.x
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