Presario WEP key question

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My Presario connects to my network via its wireless connection. On the
router, I used the Pass Phrase option to generate a 128 bit key. I type
the hex characters into the Presario's connection and all goes well.

Is there a way I can set up the Presario's connection to be able to type
in the easily remembered Pass Phrase rather than the hex characters to
get a connection?

Thank you.

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"Jason Cothran" <reply@board.nomail> wrote in message
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> "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message
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> | My Presario connects to my network via its wireless connection. On
the
> | router, I used the Pass Phrase option to generate a 128 bit key. I
type
> | the hex characters into the Presario's connection and all goes well.
> |
> | Is there a way I can set up the Presario's connection to be able to
type
> | in the easily remembered Pass Phrase rather than the hex characters
to
> | get a connection?
> |
> Does your router and presario support WPA?
>

The router/access point does but I'm not sure the Presario does. I
installed the WPA patch for windows XP this morning but couldn't get it
to
work so I don't know if it is an XP problem or a Presario problem. WPA
would be the answer, though.

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"Quaoar" <quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote in message
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> Jack Gillis wrote:
> > My Presario connects to my network via its wireless connection. On
> > the router, I used the Pass Phrase option to generate a 128 bit key.
> > I type the hex characters into the Presario's connection and all
goes
> > well.
> >
> > Is there a way I can set up the Presario's connection to be able to
> > type in the easily remembered Pass Phrase rather than the hex
> > characters to get a connection?
> >
> > Thank you.
>

That is a good point. Will give it a try try tomorrow.


> Authenticating with the WEP key is usually a one-time affair; the key
> should remain valid for subsequent connections. It might be that you
> need to assign the connection to the Preferred Connections to make the
> authentication fixed.
>
> Q
>
>