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Set WEP Encryption and Passphrase
When configuring WEP from a wireless computer, you lose your wireless connection when
you click Apply. You have to either configure your wireless adapter to match the wireless
modem router WEP settings or access the wireless modem router from a wired computer.
To set WEP encryption and passphrase:
In the Security Options section, select WEP to display the following screen:
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Select the authentication type. The default is Automatic. Other choices are Open System
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(any client can authenticate itself to the network) and Shared Key (a passphrase and a
four-way challenge is needed for authentication).
Select the encryption strength setting, either 64 bit or 128 bit.
3.
Enter the four data encryption keys either manually or automatically. These values are
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required to be identical on all computers and access points in your network.
Automatic. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase field and
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click Generate. The four key fields are automatically populated with key values.
Manual. The number of hexadecimal digits that you enter depends on the encryption
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strength setting:
For 64-bit WEP, enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or
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A–F).
For 128-bit WEP, enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or
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A–F).
Select the radio button for the key you want to make active.
5.
Make sure you understand how the WEP key settings are configured in your wireless
adapter. Wireless adapter configuration utilities such as the one in Windows XP allow one
key entry, which has to match the default key you set in the wireless modem router.
Click Save to save your settings or click Apply so your changes to take effect immediately.
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N150 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN1000
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