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If you select mandatory, you need to setup the AP also and enter the same Key for
communicating other clients associated with the AP or with AP itself.
WEP Key Generation:
There are two ways of generating the WEP key. The first is by entering any text in the
Passphrase. And click on Generate. It will generate four WEP keys as Key 1, Key 2, Key 3,
and Key 4. You can select any key for the security. If you do not select any key, Key 1 is
selected, as it is default key. Then click on Write and it will update the registry and driver.
Another WEP key generation method is by inserting the Key values directly from the
keyboard. And click on the Write to update driver and registry. Select the Key number and
use that Key for accessing the Access Point. If the Key is not entered correctly, a client
cannot access the resources. This Key value protects the illegal access to the wireless
network resources. As the wireless channel is more prone to the illegal access, WEP
provides the users safe access.
Warning: Use of the WEP key makes your data secure but there is degradation in the
throughput performance when we employ the WEP key.
Table: Number of Operation Channels
Channel#
Frequency
1
2412MHz
2
2417MHz
3
2422MHz
4
2427MHz
5
2432MHz
FCC
Canada
ETSI
24
Spain
France
Japan
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