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Table 3-1., Basic Wireless Security Options

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Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302 Table 3-1. Basic Wireless Security Options Field Description Security Encryption (WEP) Keys If WEP is enabled, you can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must be identical on all PCs and access points in your network (key 1 must be the same for all, key 2 must be the same for all, etc.) There are two methods for creating WEP encryption keys: • Passphrase. These characters are case sensitive. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button. Note: Not all wireless adapters support passphrase key generation. • Manual. These values are not case sensitive. 64-bit WEP: enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). 128-bit WEP: enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). 152-bit WEP: enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). Enable Wireless The associated wireless clients will not be able to communicate with each other if Security Separator this feature is enabled. The default setting is Disable. Basic Installation and Configuration September 2004 3-16

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Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302
Basic Installation and Configuration
3-16
September 2004
Security Encryption
(WEP) Keys
If WEP is enabled, you can manually or automatically program the four data
encryption keys. These values must be identical on all PCs and access points in
your network (key 1 must be the same for all, key 2 must be the same for all, etc.)
There are two methods for creating WEP encryption keys:
• Passphrase.
These characters
are
case sensitive.
Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the
Generate button.
Note
: Not all wireless adapters support passphrase key generation.
• Manual.
These values
are not
case sensitive.
64-bit WEP: enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F).
128-bit WEP: enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F).
152-bit WEP: enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F).
Enable Wireless
Security Separator
The associated wireless clients will not be able to communicate with each other if
this feature is enabled. The default setting is Disable.
Table 3-1.
Basic Wireless Security Options
Field
Description