Wep Encryption - Linksys WGA54G User Manual

An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption method
used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses 64-bit or
128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption secu-
rity for every data transmission. To decode a data transmission, each device
in a network must use an identical WEP key. Higher encryption levels offer
higher levels of security, but due to the complexity of the encryption, they
may decrease network performance.
The wireless networks available to the Game Adapter are listed below. Each
row lists detailed information: SSID, MAC Address, Channel, Signal Strength
(as a percentage), and Mode.
• SSID - The network name. To select a wireless network for connection,
click the radio button next to the SSID.
• MAC Address - The MAC address of the network's access point.
• Channel - The channel setting.
Signal Strength (%) - The percentage of wireless signal strength available.
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• Mode - The type of wireless standard.
Click the Apply button to save your changes. If your page doesn't automati-
cally refresh itself, then click the Refresh button of your web browser. Click
the Cancel button to cancel your changes. Click the Help button for addition-
al on-screen information.
Click the Connect button to connect to the selected network. If your page does-
n't automatically refresh itself, then click the Refresh button of your web
browser.

WEP Encryption

Note: Make sure your WEP key matches the WEP key of the wire-
less network you want to join. Otherwise, the connection will fail.
Click the WEP Key Settings button from the Setup screen to configure the
WEP settings. This will open the WEP Encryption screen.
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Note: You may have to refresh this page to see any new settings.
• Default Transmit Key - Select which WEP key (1-4) will be used when the
Game Adapter sends data. Make sure the other wireless-equipped devices
are using the same key.
• WEP Encryption - In order to use WEP encryption, select 64-Bit (10 hex
digits) or 128-Bit (26 hex digits) from the drop-down menu.
• Passphrase - Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a
Passphrase. This Passphrase is used to generate one or more WEP keys. It
is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters.
(The Passphrase function is compatible with Linksys wireless products
only. If you want to communicate with non-Linksys wireless products, you
will need to enter your WEP key(s) manually on the non-Linksys wireless
products.) After you enter the Passphrase, click the Generate button to cre-
ate WEP key(s).
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