Linksys WPG54G - Manual (Page 24)

18 Chapter 6: Configuring the Presentation Player with the Web-Based Utility
The Setup Tab
Wireless-G Presentation Player
• WEP Encryption. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption method used to protect your wireless
communications and prevent unauthorized access to the Presentation Player and/or your network.
WEP uses 64-bit or 128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption security for every
data transmission. To decode data transmissions, all devices in a network must use an identical WEP key.
Higher encryption levels offer higher levels of security, but due to the complexity of the encryption, they may
decrease network performance. To enable WEP encryption, click the Enabled radio button. Then click the
WEP Key Setting button to configure the WEP settings. To disable WEP encryption, keep the default setting,
Disabled.
• Default Transmit Key. Select which WEP key (1-4) will be used when the Router sends data. Make sure the
receiving device is using the same key.
• WEP Encryption. Select the level of WEP encryption you wish to use, 64-bit 10 hex digits or 128-bit 26 hex
digits.
• Passphrase. Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a Passphrase. This Passphrase is used to
generate one or more WEP keys. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric
characters. (This Passphrase function is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. If you want to
communicate with non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on the non-Linksys wireless
products.) After you enter the Passphrase, click the Generate button to create WEP keys.
• Keys 1-4. WEP keys enable you to create an encryption scheme for wireless network transmissions. If you are
not using a Passphrase, then manually enter a set of values. (Do not leave a key field blank, and do not enter
all zeros, because they are invalid key values.)
If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must be exactly 10 hexadecimal characters in length. If
you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must be exactly 26 hexadecimal characters in length.
Valid hexadecimal characters are “0”-“9” and “A”-“F”.
When finished making your changes on this tab, click the Save Settings button to save these changes, or click
the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes.
Figure 6-3: WEP Settings