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Chapter 4 Enabling Security Features
Using the Client Encryption Manager
Figure 4-3 Enter WEP keys Screen
Note You can create up to four WEP keys. If a WEP key is set, the Key set box is highlighted, and the
key length is shown in the right column.
Step 3 For the WEP key that you are creating (1, 2, 3, or 4), select a WEP Key Size of 40 or 128 on the right
side of the screen. 128-bit client adapters can use 40- or 128-bit keys, but 40-bit adapters can use only
40-bit keys.
Note Use of 128-bit WEP is subject to U.S. export restrictions.
Step 4 Decide on a WEP key, and enter it in the blank field for the key you are creating. Follow these guidelines
to create a new WEP key:
• Your client adapter’s WEP key must match the WEP key used by the access point or clients with
which you are planning to communicate.
• When you are setting more than one WEP key, the WEP keys must be assigned to the same WEP
key numbers for all devices.
• Home networking WEP keys can be comprised of ASCII text.
• General purpose WEP keys are hexadecimal only and can consist of these hexadecimal characters:
0-9, A-F, and a-f.
• WEP keys must contain the following number of characters:
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10 characters for 40-bit WEP keys
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26 characters for 128-bit WEP keys
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