Updating Your WEP Key

The following is a step-by-step guide specifically for Windows XP Pro users but other Windows systems should be similar.

1. First, click on Start, Control Panel. If you are in Category View, you will have to click on Network and Internet Connections before going on to the next step.
2. Next, double-click on Network Connections
3. Again double-click on Wireless Network Connection You will see the box below.
   
   
    
4. Select the General tab and click on Properties (see above).
   
   
    
5. Select the Wireless Networks tab.
   
   
    
6. Make sure MSn is selected, where n is the single digit that depends on which access point gives you the strongest signal.
7. Click Configure.
   
   
    
8. In the Association tab, make sure all check boxes are unselected except Data encryption (WEP is enabled).
9. Enter the supplied WEP key in the Network key field and again in the Confirm network key field. Remember there should not be any spaces, hyphens, or any other characters between any of the 26 digits supplied. In Windows XP, the key must be in hexadecimal and Windows will automatically select the strength of the encryption (64 or 128-bit) based on the length of the key entered.
10. Click OK
11. Close all dialog boxes

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Created:- 6 Jul 2003
Last Updated:- 6 Jul 2003
Author:- nkw