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Create and edit personal WEP keys
Personal WEP keys can be used only with the infrastructure operating mode. Ad
hoc networks use shared WEP keys only. Make sure that the same personal WEP
key is configured to the WLAN access point; if the access point and PC card are
using incompatible keys, they cannot communicate with each other. Contact your
system administrator for details.
1 Go to the Tools page and select the Personal Keys tab. Click New to create a
2 Give the personal key a name. You can also include a further description of the
3 Select the type of key you want to create: station-specific or user-specific. If
4 Select the appropriate key length. Supported key lengths are 40, 128, and 152
5 Click OK to save the WEP key.
Import and export personal WEP keys
Instead of creating a personal WEP key yourself, you can import from a folder a key
created, for example, by your system administrator. You can export and save
personal keys in folders. The system administrator can import personal WEP keys
from a SIM card and export them to a SIM card.
1 On the Tools page, select the Personal Keys tab. Select the key you want to
2 If you are exporting a personal WEP key, select the destination to which you
Select a personal WEP key
1 On the Profiles page, select the Modify tab. Select from the list the profile
2 The Edit Profile dialog box opens. Select WLAN and General tab.
3 Select the Use WEP security check box and click WEP Keys.
4 Select the Use a personal WEP key check box and select a key from the list.
5 Click OK.
new key, or click Edit to modify an existing one.
key, such as the name of the network where the key is used.
you choose a station-specific key, the MAC address of the PC card is used for
identifying the user. If you choose a user-specific key, you can choose the
identifier yourself.
bits. Remember that the more bits there are in the key, the higher the level of
security. Click Generate. The system generates your personal key.
To enter the WEP key in text form, type the text in the In text form box. You
can also copy and paste the text using the CTRL+ C and CTRL+V keys.
save to a file and click Export. To open a key from a file, click Import.
want to save the key, and click Save. If you are importing a key, select the
source from which you want to import the key and click Open.
with which you want to use a personal WEP key. Click Edit.
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