Ron
Try this site for advice on generating keys
http://www.kingsley-hughes.com/tech/security/wep.htm
Jonathan Day
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> Can anyone give me a hand with setting up security on my cable router and
> seperate wireless card.
>
> I've got a F5D7230-4 Router and setting the security on it was easy. I got
> various options on type including 64 & 128 bit that can be generated
through
> a pass key. So that was done.
>
> I used to use a USB wireless pod and that also had the option of a pass
key
> and they matched up, the encryption worked and all was great. I changed to
> the card as it had the 54g option and I was moving big files about.
>
> I'm now using a F5D7000 and it doesn't give me a pass key option only a
> Network key and I've no idea what to input and what format to type. The
> router gives me lots of key boxes with 2 digit hex figures across 4 key
> lines. It's not easy to type all of them in on the card settings page as
it
> auto covers as I type. I've got it working at the moment but with no
> security and I don't want to leave it like this.
>
> Any help would be great.
>
> Ron
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