D-Link WAP54G - Manuel (Page 48)

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Instant Wireless ® Series
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Wireless-G Access Point
9. The second Security Settings screen, shown in Figure 5-8, shows the WEP
key. If you entered a passphrase, then the Key 1 field will display the auto-
matically generated WEP key. If you did not enter a passphrase, then enter
a WEP key in the Key 1 field. Each point in your wireless network must use
the same WEP key for the network to function properly. Click the Next but-
ton to continue or Back to return to the previous page.
• Key 1. WEP keys enable you to create an encryption scheme for wire-
less networks. If the WEP key hasn’t been automatically generated, then
manually enter a set of values. (Do not leave the 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”.
Figure 5-8
Note: WEP encryption should be used whenever communicating
over a wireless network. Wireless transmissions, by their very
nature, are unprotected and WEP encryption helps to close this
hole in security and make your wireless network safer to use.
10. The next screen (Figure 5-9) will allow you to review your settings. If these
settings are correct, click the Yes button to save these settings. If there are
any problems with the settings, click the No button to exit the Setup Wizard.
11. At this point, the configuration performed with the Setup Wizard is com-
plete, as shown in Figure 5-10. To configure any other access points in your
network, you can run this Setup Wizard again. Click the Exit button to exit
the Setup Wizard.
Figure 5-10
Figure 5-9