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WEP allows you to encrypt your wireless connection protection it from people you can use your private information against you. WEP cannot be trusted because of weakness in its encryption algorithm. It's better to use WPA, or if you can WPA-PSK2 AES.
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Is the wep key the wireless key?
Yes, it is. WEP is one form of security for a wireless network, the key is required to decrypt it.
Who provides WEP Key?
You set up the WEP key when you set up your wireless router.
What is suddenlinks wep key?
The WEP key is the encryption key needed to access the wireless network. Only people who are authorised to use it, will know the key, keeping unauthorised people off.
What dose WEP key mean on PS3?
'WEP' is a form of wireless encryption. Your PS3 is asking for the same passcode that you use on your PC or laptop, to connect to your wireless network.
What does WEP mean on PSP?
WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy - it is a form of wireless encryption which stops unauthorised people accessing a router or encrypted data. On the PSP, the WEP key is the decryption key for a specific router - so you'd use the same WEP key your PC or laptop uses to connect to your wireless router, then the PSP can use it too.
Can other people use your WEP key if they are outside your home?
People outside your home (but within range of your router) could use your wireless internet, if they knew your WEP key. However if you don't give anyone your WEP key, they would be unable to access your router.
Can you use WiFi to access the Internet through a PDA if you have a router?
you can use wifi if only your pda is equipped with wifi, and wireless router is connected to either DSL, or cable modem. in order to access the internet, you need to enter the wep key into your pda. wep key can be found back of the wireless router, if not, you have to assign a wep key from the computer which is connected to the wireless router.. asian623 If you have a wireless router and your PDA has WiFi capability then yes. But you have to have both wireless capabilities on both machines.
How do you get the wep key for Pokemon pearl?
A wep key has nothing to do with Pokémon Pearl, it is your wireless router's password.
What does WEP stand for on Nintendo dsi?
WEP, or Wired Equivalent Privacy, is a kind of wireless encryption. So if your wireless router is using WEP encryption, it will have a passcode to allow your devices to connect and use it. That is what the DS is asking for.
What does the WEP key mean when setting up your web browser?
WEP is a type of wireless encryption, it encrypts the signal between router and connected device. The router will have a decryption key which is what all connected devices must use. So that is the WEP key it is asking for.
What is a WEP key word on psp?
The WEP key is the same one your PC or laptop uses to access your wireless router. If you don't have a wireless router, then you're looking at someone else's, the WEP key is actually there to stop unauthorised people like you from accessing it.
Where do you find the Wep key for ds?
Check your wireless router's documentation on how to find its WEP key. Assumedly your PC/laptop also connect to your router, so they should have the WEP key already or else they couldn't connect.
