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Chapter 3 - Wireless LAN Reference
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NOTE: Click the Apply or OK button to save the encryption set-
tings. The keys you entered will be masked by asterisks.
Use Static Keys
We provide both the IEEE 802.11 standard wired equivalent privacy (WEP)
and advanced encryption security (AES) encryption. While WEP is universally
supported and commonly used, AES provides a much higher level of security.
Frames encrypted with AES are more difficult to decipher without known the
key.
Unique Key
This option is enable only if you enable AES Encryption. Defines the unique
encryption key for security for the current network configuration. In Ad Hoc
mode, this encryption key type is not used.
Key Length
Defines the length for each encryption key. As the Key Length is changed, the
number of available characters in the filed is changed automatically. For 64
bits encryption, each Key contains exactly 10 hexadecimal digits. For 128 bits
encryption, each Key contains exactly 26 hexadecimal digits. For 152 bits
encryption, each Key contains exactly 32 hexadecimal digits.
Shared Key
This option is enable only if you enable WEP Encryption. The WEP Key is a
64 bits (5 byte), 128 bits (13 byte) or 152 bits (16 byte) Hexadecimal digits that
is used to encrypt transmit data packets and decrypt received data packets.