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I am having difficulty setting up Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security
on my Belkin Router.
1. Log into your Router.
Open your web browser and type in the IP address of the Router. (The
Router's default is 192.168.2.1.) Log into your Router by clicking on the
"Login" button in the top right-hand corner of the screen. You will be asked to
enter your password. If you never set a password, leave the "Password" field
blank and click "Submit".
Click the "Wireless" tab on the left of your screen. Select the "Encryption" or
"Security" tab to get to the security settings page.
2. Select "128-bit WEP" from the drop-down menu.
3. After selecting your WEP encryption mode, you can type in your hex WEP
key manually, or you can type in a passphrase in the "Passphrase" field and
click "Generate" to create a WEP key from the passphrase. Click "Apply
Changes" to finish. You must now set all of your clients to match these
settings. A hex (hexadecimal) key is a mixture of numbers and letters from A-
F and 0-9. For 128-bit WEP, you need to enter 26 hex keys.
For example:
C3 03 0F AF 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 E4 = 128-bit key
4. Click "Apply Changes" to finish. Encryption in the Router is now set. Each of
your computers on your wireless network will now need to be configured with
the same security settings.
WARNING: If you are configuring the Router from a computer with a wireless
client, you will need to ensure that security is turned on for this wireless client. If
this is not done, you will lose your wireless connection.
Note to Mac Users: Original Apple AirPort products support 64-bit encryption
only. Apple AirPort 2 products can support 64-bit or 128-bit encryption. Please
check your Apple AirPort product to see which version you are using. If you
cannot configure your network with 128-bit encryption, try 64-bit encryption.
I am having difficulty setting up Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security
on a Belkin client card.
The client card must use the same key as the Router. For instance, if your
Router uses the key 00112233445566778899AABBCC, then the client card must
be set to the exact same key.
1. Double-click the Signal Indicator icon to bring up the "Wireless Network"
screen.
2. The "Advanced" button will allow you to view and configure more options of
your card.
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