3Com WL-542 - Manual (Page 45)

Wireless Settings 43
64-bit WEP
WEP is the basic mechanism to transmit your data securely over the
wireless network. Matching encryption keys must be setup on your
Router and wireless client devices to use WEP.
Figure 34 64-bit WEP Screen
To enable 64-bit WEP:
1 Manually enter the key:
■
enter the WEP key as 5 pairs of hex digits (0-9, A-F).
Automatically generate the key:
■ enter a memorable passphrase in the Passphrase box, and then click
Generate to generate the hex keys from the passphrase.
For 64-bit WEP, you can enter up to four keys, in the fields Key 1 to Key 4.
The radio button on the left hand side selects the key that is used in
transmitting data.
Note that all four WEP keys on each device in the wireless network must
be identical.
2 Click Apply.