Accton Technology Wireless LAN 802.11b/g Device WN4201B - Manual (Page 52)

Wireless LAN 802.11b/g Device
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Figure 48: Types of Security
There are three types of security available for use with the SoftAP™ : WEP Open Key, WPA
Personal TKIP and WPA Personal AES.
It is important to set up matching security types between 802.11 devices. It is necessary to check
the type of security on your other wireless network prior to establishing security on your HP PC.
Instructions for setting security for AP Mode are located in section 8.3.
WEP (Wired Equivalency Protocol): Open Key is an encryption standard for 802.11 devices that
provides security for wireless LANs. The “key” used is the “password” should be the same for all
802.11b/g devices you wish to connect, including your HP PC.
If you are choosing a WEP security key it is necessary to enter:
1. ASCII (allows letters ranging from a – z and numbers from 0 – 9)
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5 characters for 40 bit encryption
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13 characters for 128 bit encryption (stronger form of security)
2. HEX (allows letters ranging from a – f and numbers from 0 – 9)
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10 characters for 40 bit encryption
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26 characters for 128 bit encryption (stronger form of security)