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Chapter 4 Configuring the Wireless Settings
WEP
Selecting WEP from the “Wireless Security” drop-down menu generates the
“
WEP ” (Wired Equivalent Privacy) option in the Wireless Security section. Here,
the authentication type, encryption level, and WEP keys are entered to activate
WEP security encryption for the wireless network.
Authentication Type
There are two authentication types: Open System and Shared Key. Open
System authentication allows any wireless-enabled device to recognize the
NAS
Device, if the correct WEP key is enabled on the device. Shared Key allows only
wireless-enabled devices with the correct WEP key or Shared key to recognize the
NAS Device.
WEP Encryption
There are three options in the “
WEP Encryption” drop-down menu: Disable, 64
Bit Keys (10 Hex chars), and 128 Bit Keys (26 Hex chars).
Disable Selecting “Disable ” from the “ WEP Encryption” drop-down menu dis-
ables the WEP keys.
64-bit WEP Keys Selecting “64 Bit Keys” from the “ WEP Encryption” drop-down
menu activates 64-Bit WEP encryption. 64 -bit WEP requires one or more sepa-
rate keys. Each key comprises 10 hexadecimal digits. A hexadecimal digits con-
sists of an alphanumeric character ranging from
0-9 or A-F . An example of a
64 -bit WEP key is:
4EA33D6872
To create a set of 64 -bit WEP keys, activate one to four keys by clicking in the
appropriate circles, then enter 10 hexadecimal digit characters in each Key text
box activated (Key 1-, Key 2-, Key 3-, Key 4-). After activating
64 -bit WEP on
the NAS Device, a computer with wireless capability can join the network only if
these same keys are entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.