HP Deskjet 6988 Printer - Wired equivalent privacy (WEP)

WEP can also provide security through authentication. For more information about
authentication and encryption, see the

authentication and encryption page

.

WEP encodes the data sent across the network making the data unintelligible to
eavesdroppers. Only devices that share the same WEP settings as the printer will be
able to communicate with the printer.

For example, if the printer's network uses WEP, only devices that have the same WEP
settings as the printer will be able to use the printer.

WEP is a network feature

WEP is an optional wireless network feature. Not all wireless networks use WEP.
Configure the printer for WEP only if the printer's network uses WEP. The printer's WEP
settings must match the network's settings. If the network has WEP, you must use an
Ethernet cable to connect the printer to the network in order to install the printer software.
If the printer's network does not use WEP, do not configure the printer to use WEP.
If you do not know if the network uses WEP, see the configuration utility for the computer's
NIC card or the network's

Wireless Access Point (WAP)

.

WEP keys

Devices on a WEP-enabled network use

WEP keys

to encode data.

WEP keys can also be used for authentication.
After creating a set of WEP keys, record and store the keys in a secure location. You
might not be able to retrieve the WEP keys if you lose them.

Caution

If you lose the WEP keys, you will not be able to add a new device to

the network without reconfiguring the WEP settings for every device on the
network.

A WEP-enabled network might use multiple WEP keys. Each WEP key is assigned a key
number (such as Key 2). Each device on the network must recognize all the network's
WEP keys and the key number assigned to each WEP key.

To add WEP encryption

Follow these steps to configure the printer to use WEP:
1.

Open the printer's

embedded Web server (EWS)

.

2.

Click the

Networking

tab.

3.

Under

Connection

, click

Wireless (802.11)

.

4.

Click the

Advanced

tab.

5.

Under

Network Settings

, select

Infrastructure

or

Ad Hoc

, and then click

WEP

encryption

.

6.

Select the authentication method from the

Authentication

drop-down list.

7.

Enter the WEP key in the

Key

box, re-enter the WEP key in the

Confirm Key

box,

and then click a number in the

Index

drop-down list to assign the WEP key an index

number.

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