Belkin F5D8235-4 User Manual

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N+ Wireless Router

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UsINg THe Web-based adVaNCed UseR INTeRfaCe

setting WeP encryption
Note to Mac users: The “Passphrase” option will not operate with

Apple® AirPort® . To configure encryption for your Mac computer, set

the encryption using the manual method described in the next section .
1� Select “128-bit WEP” or “64-bit WEP” from the drop-down menu .

2� After selecting your WEP encryption mode, you can enter you WEP

key manually by typing in the hex WEP key manually, or you can

type a passphrase in the “PassPhrase” field and click “Generate” to

create a WEP key from the passphrase . Click “Apply Changes” to

finish . You must now set all of your clients to match these settings .

Using a Hexadecimal Key
A hexadecimal key is a mixture of numbers and letters from A–F and

0–9 . 64-bit keys are 10 digits long and can be divided into five two-digit

numbers . 128-bit keys are 26 digits long and can be divided into 13 two-

digit numbers .

For instance:
af 0f 4b C3 d4 = 64-bit key
C3 03 0f af 0f 4b b2 C3 d4 4b C3 d4 e7 = 128-bit key

In the boxes below, make up your key by writing in two characters

between A–F and 0–9 . You will use this key to program the encryption

settings on your Router and your wireless computers .

Note to Mac users: Original Apple AirPort products support 64-bit

encryption only . Apple AirPort 2 products can support 64-bit or 128-bit

encryption . Please check your product to see which version you are

using . If you cannot configure your network with 128-bit encryption, try

64-bit encryption .

3� Encryption in the Router is now set . Each of your computers on

your wireless network will now need to be configured with the same

passphrase . Refer to the documentation of your wireless network

adapter for information on making this change .