MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC A111 - Manual (Page 24)

24 A111 Wireless Card Adaptor
Chapter 3 - Reference
Chapter 3
Wireless Settings
Config - Encryption Tab
Lets you configure the A111 card encryption settings. For data
confidentiality in a wireless environment, IEEE 802.11 specifies a Wired
Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm to offer transmission privacy similar
to a wired network.WEP uses keys to encrypt transmit data packets
and decrypt received data packets. The encryption process can scramble
frame bits to avoid disclosure to others.
Data encryption (WEP enabled)
This option allows you to enable or disable the Wired Equivalent Privacy
(WEP) function. If this option is enabled, a WEP key is used to encrypt
your data before it is transmitted over the air.
If you enable WEP encryption, you will only be able to communicate with
wireless devices that have the same WEP keys.
Wireless Network Key
This option is available only if you enable WEP Encryption. The WEP
Key is either a 64-bit (10 digit) or 128-bit (26 digit) hexadecimal code and
is used to encrypt transmit data packets and decrypt received data
packets.
Key Format
You can enter the WEP Key either in hexadecimal digits (0~9, a~f, and
A~F), or as ASCII characters, based on the state of the Key Format.