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Safeguarding Your Network

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WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption can be defeated by a determined 
eavesdropper using publicly available tools.

WEP offers the following options:

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Automatic. With the Automatic option, the router will try both Open System and Shared Key 
authentication. Normally this setting is suitable. If it fails, select Open System or Shared Key. 
You can also refer to your wireless adapter’s documentation to see what method to use. 

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Open System. With Open System authentication and 64 or 128 bit WEP data encryption, the 
WNR2000v2 router does perform data encryption but does not perform any authentication. 
Anyone can join the network. This setting provides very little practical wireless security.

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Shared Key. With Shared Key authentication, a wireless device must know the WEP key to 
join the network. Select the encryption strength (64 or 128 bit data encryption). Manually 
enter the key values, or enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase field. 
Manually entered keys are not case-sensitive, but passphrase characters are case-sensitive.

To configure WEP data encryption:

1. Select Wireless Settings under Setup in the main menu.

2. In the Security Options section, select WEP. The WEP options display.

Note: If you use a wireless computer to configure WEP settings, you will be disconnected 

when you click Apply. You must then either configure your wireless adapter to 
match the wireless router WEP settings or access the wireless router from a wired 
computer to make any further changes. Not all wireless adapter configuration 
utilities support passphrase key generation.