Uniden PCW100 English Owners Manual - Page 18

Wireless USB Adapter Encryption To make your network more secure, you may choose to use Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). Your PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter supports both 64-bit WEP and 128-bit WEP. After selecting the Encryption mode (64-bit or 128-bit), you must complete the 4 Encryption Keys. This can be done one of three ways: Automatically by entering a Pass Phrase, manually by entering a Hexadecimal characters or manually by entering Alpha-Numeric characters. Entering a Pass Phrase is the easiest way to enable your 64-bit/128-bit WEP Encryption. A Pass Phrase is similar to a password. Once you enter the Pass Phrase into the Pass Phrase field, the program will automatically convert the Pass Phrase into a hexadecimal format for the 4 Keys. Wireless USB Adapter You can also choose to manually enter either Hexadecimal numbers or Alpha-Numeric characters, simply by selecting the manual configuration desired (Hexadecimal or Alpha-Numeric) and enter the characters for the for Keys. Hexadecimal characters consist of letters "A" through "F" and numbers "0" through "9". Note: 64-bit WEP encryption consists of 10 hexadecimal characters and 5 alpha characters. 128- bit WEP encryption consists of 26 hexadecimal characters and 13 alpha characters 33 34