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Setting a WEP key

In the case of using a WEP key on a network, activate the WEP setting to be used for communication along with WEP.

Important

  1. Press the [Menu] key.

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    The [Menu] screen appears.

  2. Press the [image] or [image] key to display [Host Interface], and then press the [image Enter] key.

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  3. Press the [image] or [image] key to display [IEEE 802.11b], and then press the [image Enter] key.

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  4. Press the [image] or [image] key to display [Security Method], and then press the [image Enter] key.

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  5. Press the [image] or [image] key to display [WEP], and then press the [image Enter] key.

    When activating the WEP Setting, you will need to enter the WEP key. If you have not entered the key, be sure to enter it.

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  6. Press the [image] or [image] key to select [Change (HEX)] or [Change (ASCII)], and then press the [image Enter] key.

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  7. Press the [image] or [image] key to enter the characters, and then press the [image Enter] key.

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    When entering a character, pressing the [image Enter] key will mask it with an asterisk for security reasons.

    When using 64 bit WEP, up to 10 characters can be used for hexadecimal and up to five characters for ASCII. When using 128 bit WEP, up to 26 characters can be used for hexadecimal and up to 13 characters for ASCII.

    The number of characters that can be entered is limited to 10 or 26 for hexadecimal and 5 or 13 for ASCII.

    For ASCII character strings, each uppercase and lowercase letter is recognized respectively.

  8. Press the [Online] key.

    The initial screen appears.

  9. Print a configuration page to confirm the settings made.

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