CREATIVE Network Blaster Wireless Access Point Router CW2202 - Manual (Page 32)

Configuring Basic Settings 4-14
Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a data stream encryption technology that allows
you to define up to four keys shared between APs and wireless clients.
Unauthorized wireless clients that do not have the same keys are locked out. Refer
to Figure 4-7 to learn more about configuring these settings.
For more information
about configuring WEP
settings, see "About
Network Security" on
page B-1.
Authentication Mode
Select Open System or
Shared Key to allow any
wireless client to join your
wireless LAN. Select Shared
Key only to allow wireless
clients with the same WEP
keys to join your wireless
LAN.
Data Encryption (WEP)
Enables or disables WEP
encryption.
Figure 4-7
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WEP Mode/Keys
Specify hexadecimal
or ASCII WEP keys (64
or 128 bits) to be used
for encryption. 64-bit
keys have 10 hex or 5
ASCII characters;
128-bit keys have 26
hex or 13 ASCII
characters.