NDC comm Instant Wave - Manual (Page 22)

Figure 9. Encryption
Click the arrow to the right of the Method field. The pull-down method lists four
options:
Disabled (default)
The station communicates with this Access Point without any data encryption.
40 bit WEP
Allows station to communicate with this Access Point through 40 bit WEP key
data encryption.
128 bit WEP
Allows station to communicate with this Access Point through 128 bit WEP key
data encryption.
Proprietary
The station communicates with this Access Point through NDC proprietary data
encryption.
You must set the security keys before you enable use of encryption.
WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. It is an encryption scheme that
provides secure wireless data communications to users. WEP uses a 40-bit or 128-
bit key to control network access. In order to decode the data transmission, each
wireless client on the network must use identical keys.
Key Generation - There are two ways to generating a security key.
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