It specifies the authentication type for the WEP security mode. The options include
Open and Shared. The options share the same encryption process.
Open: It specifies that authentication is not required and data exchanged is
encrypted using WEP. In this case, a wireless client can connect to the WiFi network
corresponding to the selected SSID without being authenticated, and the data
exchanged between the client and the network is encrypted in WEP security mode.
Shared: It specifies that a shared key is used for authentication and data exchanged
is encrypted using WEP. In this case, a wireless client must use a preset WEP key to
connect to the WiFi network corresponding to the selected SSID. The wireless client
can be connected to the WiFi network only if they use the same WEP key.
It specifies the WEP key for the Open or Shared encryption type.
For example, if Default Key is set to Security Key 2, a wireless client can connect to the
WiFi network corresponding to the selected SSID only with the password specified by
Security Key 2.
It indicates that a key selected for the Open or Shared authentication type contains
hexadecimal characters.
5 or 13 ASCII characters are allowed in the key.
It indicates that a key selected for the Open or Shared authentication type contains
hexadecimal characters.
10 or 26 hexadecimal characters (range: 0-9, a-f, and A-F) are allowed in the key.