Motorola WU830G - Manual (Page 14)

SECTION 2 INSTALLATION
2-2 WU830G
Small Office/Home Office Users
The access point that communicates with the WU830G has a
pre-assigned network name (SSID) that the WU830G recognizes
upon startup.
! If you are setting up a new wireless network and want to use
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) security, use any string of
characters on the wireless router/access point for the network
key. This will generate a HEX or ASCII key that you must match
when setting up your WU830G.
! If you are connecting to an existing WEP enabled network, obtain
the network key from the wireless router/access point.
! If you are connecting to a WPA-enabled access point, obtain the
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) wireless network key information
(network authentication type, encryption type, network key) from
the wireless router/access point.
Security Options
The WU830G is designed for both the home user and business.
WPA is a powerful, standards-based, interoperable security
technology for wireless local area networks (the subset of the future
IEEE Std 802.11i standard) that encrypts data sent over radio waves.
The WPA protocol was developed to overcome the weaknesses of
the WEP protocol. Both protocols require the use of network key
information, and either protocol can be enabled or disabled,
depending on the type of network connection being made.
Various options are available for selecting network authentication and
data encryption. It is important for you to understand these options
when deciding which (if any) security protocol to use.