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Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302

Wireless Networking Basics B-7

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Note: Typically, 802.11 access points can store up to four 128-bit WEP Keys but some 802.11

client adapters can only store one. Therefore, make sure that your 802.11 access and client

adapters’ configurations match.

WEP Configuration Options

The WEP settings must match on all 802.11 devices that are within the same wireless network as

identified by the SSID. In general, if your mobile clients will roam between access points, then all

of the 802.11 access points and all of the 802.11 client adapters on the network must have the same

WEP settings.

Note: Whatever keys you enter for an AP, you must also enter the same keys for the client adapter

in the same order. In other words, WEP key 1 on the AP must match WEP key 1 on the client

adapter, WEP key 2 on the AP must match WEP key 2 on the client adapter, and so on.

Note: The AP and the client adapters can have different default WEP Keys as long as the keys are

in the same order. In other words, the AP can use WEP key 2 as its default key to transmit while a

client adapter can use WEP key 3 as its default key to transmit. The two devices will communicate

as long as the AP’s WEP key 2 is the same as the client’s WEP key 2 and the AP’s WEP key 3 is

the same as the client’s WEP key 3.

Wireless Channels

The wireless frequencies used by 802.11a/g networks are discussed below.

802.11b/g Wireless Channels

IEEE 802.11b/g wireless nodes communicate with each other using radio frequency signals in the

ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) band between 2.4 GHz and 2.5 GHz. Neighboring

Table B-1: Encryption Key Sizes

Encryption Key Size # of Hexadecimal Digits Example of Hexadecimal Key Content

64-bit (24+40) 10 4C72F08AE1

128-bit (24+104) 26 4C72F08AE19D57A3FF6B260037

1 2 ... 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 ... 119 120

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