Wep Key Size; Wep Keys - Proxim Harmony 802.11b User Manual

Note:
When the Harmony 802.11b Access Point is configured to All Traffic, all other
802.11b devices on the same network must use WEP both during authentica-
tion (Shared Key Authentication) and to encrypt data.
All 802.11 Access Points and 802.11b PC Cards within an ESS must have the same
encryption level and use the same WEP Key to communicate.

WEP Key Size

The Harmony 802.11b Access Point supports both 40 and 128 bit encryption using the
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm. 128 bit encryption is available only in the
United States.
Each Access Point can store four 40-bit and four 128-bit WEP Keys.

WEP Keys

An 802.11b device with WEP enabled uses a WEP Key (also known as an Encryption
Key) to encrypt and decrypt information. If the WEP Keys do not match on two
radios, no communication will take place between these devices.
Use the same WEP Key(s) on all of the 802.11b devices on your network.
Note:
In order to communicate when WEP is enabled, all 802.11b devices on the
same network must use the same default WEP Key.
For 40 bit encryption, the WEP Key is expressed as 5 sets of two hexadecimal digits
(0-9 and A-F). The Harmony 802.11b Access Point can support up to four 40-bit WEP
Keys. You must select one of these keys as the default key that the Access Point will
use to encrypt and decrypt authentication packets and data.
For 128 bit encryption, the WEP Key is expressed as 13 sets of two hexadecimal digits
(0-9 and A-F). The Harmony 802.11b Access Point can support up to four 128-bit
WEP Keys. You must select one of these keys as the default key that the Access Point
will use to encrypt and decrypt authentication packets and data.
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