Avery Dennison 7411 Print Server - Manual (Page 80)

WEP or
Wired Equivalent
Privacy
A security protocol for wireless local area networks. WEP
was designed to provide the same level of security as that
of a wired network, which is inherently more secure than a
wireless network because wired networks are easily
protected against unauthorized access. Wireless networks
use radio waves to communicate and can be vulnerable to
unauthorized users.
WEP provides security by encrypting data over radio waves
so that it is protected as it is transmitted. However, it has
been found that WEP is not as secure as once believed.
Note:
If one part of a wireless network has WEP enabled,
they all must have it enabled with the same key or
they cannot communicate.
128 Bit / 64 Bit
WEP Key This is the 64 or 128 bit WEP key that must match other
Nodes’ encryption keys in order to communicate: 10 hex
characters for 64 bit (40 user-specified characters), or 26
hex characters for 128 bit (104 user-specified characters).
You must use the same key values for devices to
communicate with each other.
WLAN or Wireless
Local Area Network A LAN that uses high-frequency radio waves to
communicate between nodes, rather than telephone wires,
etc.
WPA (Wi-Fi
Protected Access) A network security protocol that uses improved
authentication and temporal keys. It was created to
address the weaknesses of WEP encryption.
WPA2
(or IEEE 802.11i) A network security protocol with stronger encryption than
WPA. It was created to address the weaknesses of WEP
encryption.
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