2006-11-13 03:58:24 · 6 answers · asked by rac927 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Assuming that your wireless network is working without it, setting up WEP is no big deal, it's just a matter of typing the code right on all the computers.
Once your wireless network is set up and working correctly, get the instructions for setting up your router. They'll tell you how to access the router and all of that in the instructions.
Once in, choose the type of encryption you want (64 or 128 bit) and type in a phrase like "bologna" or whatever. Your router will give you a bunch of long keys...a "c50ytr5447ty00byttl" kind of thing.
Go to the other computers that want Internet access and under "connections" go to "Security" and indicate that your network uses WEP 64 or 128 and CAREFULLY type in the key.
It took me a few tries to get the key typed in correctly because it's hard to tell an 'o' from a "0" and a "1" from an "l" but you'll get it I'm sure.
2006-11-13 04:18:11 · answer #1 · answered by Jim C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i need more information to help. can you access your router? are you connected wirelessly right now? if you are then you need to access your router and change the wireless security settings and then change the way you connect from your wireless connection so that it matches your security settings on your router. i use wpa instead of wep. someone has recently developed a downloadable program to hach wep connections by "snagging" packets send over the air, and then decrypting them giving more than just the key to the wifi network.
2006-11-13 04:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by curtis b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WEP Needs to be set on all the devices devices in the wireless network in order to work. This will require you to select WEP as the protocol used for encryption on each device. After you select WEP as the encryption you will be asked to make a key(password) for each device. This Key will need to be the same for each device.
I personally perfer WPA over WEP since it is easily cracked.
2006-11-13 04:04:15 · answer #3 · answered by jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had trouble setting up WEP when one of the systems using WEP was not an updated windows XP -- that is, it needed service pack 2, OR it needed to be XP Pro. Just my experience, and it won't work unless you have your system updates up to speed.
2006-11-13 04:13:06 · answer #4 · answered by Stephanie S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
add some details to your question... how is it failing? Is it how you set it up at the router or the client thats failing?
is the client side software made by the same people who make the router.
2006-11-13 04:05:45 · answer #5 · answered by jimbob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look at the pdf file on the cd that came with thr router and follow the directions
2006-11-13 04:02:14 · answer #6 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋