Arris NVG599 Administrator's Manual page 46

Administrator's Handbook
WEP-Manual
You can provide a level of data security by enabling WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) for encryption of network
data. You can enable 40- or 128-bit WEP Encryption (depending on the capability of your client wireless card)
for IP traffic on your LAN.
NOTE:
WEP is a less current and less secure authentication method than WPA-PSK. It may be required if your wire-
less clients do not support WPA.
allows you to enter your own encryption keys manually. This is a difficult process, but only
WEP - Manual
needs to be done once. Avoid the temptation to enter all the same characters.
: The drop-down menu selects the length of each encryption key. The longer the key, the stronger
Key Length
the encryption and the more difficult it is to break the encryption.
: You must enter a key using hexadecimal digits. For 40/64-bit encryption, you need ten digits; 26 digits for
Key
128-bit WEP. Hexadecimal characters are 0 – 9, and a – f.
Examples:
40 bits: 02468ACE02
128 bits: 0123456789ABCDEF0123456789
Any WEP-enabled client must have an identical key of the same length as the router, in order to successfully
receive and decrypt the traffic. Similarly, the client also has a default key that it uses to encrypt its
transmissions. In order for the router to receive the client's data, it must likewise have the identical key of the
same length.
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