Sitecom WL-114 Quick Installation Manual page 9

Advanced wireless settings - Encryption
Data Encryption lets you enable encryption and set the encryption keys, making your data transmissions in
your wireless network more secure. The WL-114 supports a wide range of encryption algorithms including the
latest WPA standard.
Note Before setting up encryption, make sure your wireless clients support the encryption type you want
to use. While almost all wireless adapters will support WEP encryption there are still a few which do not
support WPA encryption.
If you use an encryption type which your wireless clients do not support, they will not be able to communicate
with the router, resulting in a loss of network connection.
WEP
WEP- encryption is the simplest form of encryption and uses a single static key to encrypt and decrypt all traffic
between your router and wireless clients. To set up WEP encryption follow these steps:
• Select WEP
• Select the encryption strength, 64-bit, 128-bit, or 256 -bit. The higher the bit count, the stronger the
encryption.
• Enter the key you wish to use for encryption in the WEP Key 1 text field. See the follow table for valid WEP
key formats:
64 bit
128 bit
256 bit
• Click Save to save the changes.
• Click Reboot to activate the changes you have made.
hexadecimal
hexadecimal
hexadecimal
10 characters
26 characters
58 characters
A- F & 0 -9
A- F & 0 -9
A- F & 0 -9
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