• SonicOS 7
• Wireless Overview
  • Device Support
  • Compliance
  • Considerations for Using Wireless Connections
  • Adjusting the Antennas
  • Wireless Node Count Enforcement
  • About MAC Address Filtering
• Status
  • WLAN Settings
  • WLAN Statistics
  • WLAN Activities
  • Station Status
• Settings
  • Access Point
    • Access Point Wireless Settings
      • 802.11n Wireless Settings
      • 802.11a/b/g Wireless Settings
      • 802.11ac Wireless Settings
    • Wireless Virtual Access Point
  • Wireless WDS Station
  • Access Point & WDS Station
• Security
  • About Authentication
  • Configuring the WEP Settings
  • Configuring WPA3/WPA2/WPA PSK Settings
  • Configuring WPA3/WPA2/WPA EAP Settings
• Advanced
  • Beaconing and SSID Controls
  • Green Access Point
  • Advanced Radio Settings
    • Configurable Antenna Diversity
• MAC Filter List
  • Deployment Considerations
  • Configuring MAC Filter List
• IDS - Wireless Intrusion Detection Service
  • Configuring IDS Settings
  • Discovered Access Points
• Virtual Access Point
  • Wireless Virtual AP Configuration Task List
  • Virtual Access Point Profiles
    • Virtual Access Point Schedule Settings
    • Virtual Access Point Profile Settings
      • WEP Encryption Settings
      • WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Encryption Settings
      • RADIUS Server Settings
    • ACL Enforcement
  • Virtual Access Point Objects
  • Virtual Access Point Groups
  • Enabling the Virtual Access Point Group
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Configuring the WEP Settings

The options shown in the below image can be set when one of the WEP options is selected for the Authentication Type.

To configure the wireless appliance for WEP authentication:

1. Navigate to DEVICE | Internal Wireless > Security page.

2. Select the appropriate authentication type from the Authentication Type drop-down menu.

   • WEP - Both (Open System & Shared Key) (default): The Default Key assignments are not important as long as the identical keys are used in each field.

   • Open: In open-system authentication, the firewall allows the wireless client access without verifying its identity. All Web Encryptions Settings are grayed out an cannot be selected.

   • WEP -Shared key: Uses WEP and requires a shared key to be distributed to wireless clients before authentication is allowed. If Shared Key is selected, then the Default Key assignment is important.

3. From the Default Key drop-down menu, select which key is the default key: Key 1, Key 2, Key 3, or Key.

4. From the Key Entry options, select if your keys are Alphanumeric or Hexadecimal (0-9, A-F).

5. Enter up to four keys in the designated fields. For each key, select whether it is 64 bit, 128 bit, or 152 bit. The higher the bit number, the more secure the key is. Refer to the following table to see how many characters each type of key requires.

   Key Types

   Key Type	WEP - 64-bit	WEP - 128-bit	WEP - 152-bit
   Alphanumeric	5 characters	13 characters	16 characters
   Hexadecimal (0-9, A-F)	10 characters	26 characters	32 characters

6. Click Accept.