Asus WL-107 - Manual (Page 33)

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Chapter 3 - Reference
Chapter 3
Windows Settings
Config - Encryption Tab
Lets you configure the ASUS WLAN 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
wired network. The 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.
Pull Down Menus
Data encryption (WEP enabled)
This option allows you to enable or disable the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
function. If this check box is selected, 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 use the same WEP keys.
WEP Key
This option is enable only if you enable WEP Encryption. The WEP Key is a
64 bits (5 byte) or 128 bits (13 byte) Hexadecimal digits that is used to encrypt
transmit data packets and decrypt received data packets.
Key Format
You can enter the WEP Key as a Hexadecimal digits (0~9, a~f, and A~F), or as
ASCII characters, based on the state of the Key Format.