About Wired Equivalent Privacy - Creative Network Blaster CW2230 User Manual

About Network Security
About Wired
Equivalent
Privacy
When typing the keys,
use either
hexadecimal
characters, which are
the letters A to F and
the numbers 0 to 9, or
ASCII characters.
WEP is a data stream encryption technology that allows for the definition of up to
four keys shared between wireless devices. Unauthorized devices that do not have
the same keys are locked out. Only devices with the same keys can communicate
with each other. Refer to the diagrams below for details on how the keys work.
When Keys 1-4 and the selected default key for both wireless devices are the same, they
can communicate with each other.
default key default key
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