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SMC Networks Barricade SMC7004AWBR User Manual

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You can automatically generate encryption keys or you can
manually enter the keys. For automatic 64-bit security, you enter a
passphrase that is used to create four keys (as shown below). The
automatic 128-bit security generates a single key by entering a
passphrase. To manually configure the keys, enter five
hexadecimal pairs for each 64-bit key, or enter 13 pairs for the
single 128-bit key. (A hexadecimal digit is a number or letter in the
range 0-9 or A-F.)

If you use encryption, then configure the same keys used for the
Wireless Barricade on each of your wireless clients. Note that the
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protects data transmitted between
wireless nodes, but does not protect any transmissions over your
wired network or over the Internet.