2.4GHz, 54g, Wireless-G WEP Settings

The 2.4GHz, 54g, Wireless-G WEP Settings screen allows you to configure your WEP encryption settings. WEP encryption is recommended to increase the security of your wireless network.

Default Transmit Key | Select which WEP key (1-4) will be used when the Router sends data. Make sure the receiving device is using the same key.

WEP Encryption

An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption method used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses 64-bit or 128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption security for every data transmission. To decode data transmissions, all devices Wireless-G and 802.11b a network must use an identical WEP key.

Select the level of WEP encryption you wish to use, 64-bit 10 hex digits or 128-bit 26 hex digits. Higher encryption levels offer higher levels of security, but due to the complexity of the encryption, they may decrease network performance.

Passphrase

Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a Passphrase. This Passphrase is used to generate one or more WEP keys. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. (The Passphrase function is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. If you want to communicate with non-Linksys wireless products, you will need to enter your WEP keys manually on the non-Linksys wireless products.) After you enter the Passphrase, click the Generate button to create WEP keys.

Keys 1-4

WEP keys enable you to create an encryption scheme for wireless LAN transmissions. If you are not using a Passphrase, then manually enter a set of values. (Do not leave a key field blank, and do not enter all zeroes. These are not valid key values.)

If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then each key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters in length. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then each key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters in length. Valid hexadecimal characters are "0"-"9" and "A"-"F"

Check all the values and click Apply to save your settings. Click Cancel to cancel your unsaved changes.