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3. Enter Encyption key and select Cipher following instructions on screen. You will
need to enter the same key for the first time configuration of each station
4. To save your settings, refer to the section above.
Following is a description of the WEP field settings.
Option Description
En­able WEP
Wireless Security Check this field to enable WEP wireless
security.
Authen­tication­ Type Authentication algorithm to use when
the security configuration is set to
Legacy. When the security configuration
is set to 802.1x or WPA, the authentica-
tion algorithm is always open. This field
is enabled when the WEP security field
is checked. There are three options:
• Open: In open-system authentication,
the access point accepts any station
without verifying its identify.
• Shared: Shared-key authentication
requires a shared key (WEP encryp-
tion key) be distributed to the stations
before attempting authentication.
• Both: If both is selected, the access
point will perform shared-key authen-
tication, then open-system authentica-
tion.
En­cryption­ Key This field is enabled when the WEP
security field is checked. The key’s value
that is used when the security configu-
ration is set to legacy. The key length
must match the WEP cipher. This field is
not used when the security configura-
tion is set to 802.1x or WPA.
WEP Cipher This field is enabled when the WEP
security field is checked. You can select
from 64 bits, 128 bits, and 256 bits.
The WEP cipher that is used when the