LevelOne WCS-2040 User Manual page 56

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WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): This allows communication only with other devices with identical
WEP settings.
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Authentication Mode: Choose one of the following modes. The default setting is "Open".
Open – Communicates the key across the network.
Shared – Allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings.
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Key length: The administrator can set the key length to 64 or 128 bits.
The default setting is "64 bits".
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Key format: Hexadecimal or ASCII. The fault setting is "HEX".
HEX digits consist of the numbers 0~9 and the letters A-F.
ASCII is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127 except ", <, > , and the space
character which are reserved.
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Network Key: Enter a key in either hexadecimal or ASCII format.
You can select different key lengths, the acceptable input lengths are as follows:
64-bit key length: 10 Hex digits or 5 characters.
128-bit key length: 26 Hex digits or 13 characters.
NOTE
► When 22("), 3C(<), or 3E(>) are input as network keys, the key format cannot be changed to ASCII
format.
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