Section 6 | Security
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is used to protect your data as it
is transmitted over the wireless connection. The EZ Connect
Turbo Wireless Access Point supports 3 levels of encryption, 64-
/128-/256-bit, and both HEX and ASCII formats. Please refer to
the chart below for the each key and formats requirements.
64-bit
ASCII 5 characters
HEX
10 characters
The SMC2455W also supports MAC Address filtering security
feature. This feature allows you to block unrecognized MAC
address access to your wireless network.
Note: The MAC Filtering option is only available using the
Web-based Utility.
6.1 | Configure WEP using Windows-based Utility
1. Log into the SMC2455W using the Windows-based Utility.
(See section 4.1 for more information)
2. Click on the [WEP Settings] button.
27
128-bit
13 characters
26 characters
256-bit
29 characters
58 characters
Character
Limits
0-9 A-Z
0-9 A-F