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Authentication, Key Length, Key Format, Encryption Key

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Parameters Authentication Key Length Key Format Encryption Key Description There are two authentication types: "Open System" and "Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless stations can associate with this wireless router without WEP encryption. When you select "Shared Key", you should also setup WEP key in the "Security" page and wireless stations should use WEP encryption in the authentication phase to associate with this wireless router. If you select "Auto", the wireless client can associate with this wireless router by using any one of these two authentication types. You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security, but the throughput will be lower. You may select to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the "AF", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key. The WEP key are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. 64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys. 51

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Parameters
Description
Authentication
There are two authentication types: "Open System" and
"Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless
stations can associate with this wireless router without
WEP encryption. When you select "Shared Key", you
should also setup WEP key in the "Security" page and
wireless stations should use WEP encryption in the
authentication phase to associate with this wireless
router. If you select "Auto", the wireless client can
associate with this wireless router by using any one of
these two authentication types.
Key Length
You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit
or 128-bit. Larger WEP key length will provide higher
level of security, but the throughput will be lower.
Key Format
You may select to select ASCII Characters
(alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-
F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key.
Encryption Key
The WEP key are used to encrypt data transmitted in the
wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules
below.
64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f"
and "0-9" range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the
encryption keys.