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How Do I Enter Into an I-Pad the WEP Key Of a Wireless Network?

We have a wireless network that is identified by a WEP key rather than a password. To be connected to it, a device’s Mac address must be registered and then the device (in this case an I-Pad) must connect using my wi-fi’s WEP key. We have guests arriving who will want to use our wi-fi with their I-Pad. I know how to locate their Mac address on their I-Pad and register it on our router registry, but how do we then enter our WEP key into their I-Pad to complete the connection? Do we just enter the WEP key into the password window? Or will the I-Pad recognize that it must ask for a WEP key instead when it locates the network? Or must we perform a special operation to enter the WEP key instead of a password?
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Cathie

Comments: 5 Responses to “How Do I Enter Into an I-Pad the WEP Key Of a Wireless Network?”

    12 years ago

    Do it the same way you would for a WPA password -- it is the same process. The WEP key is the same basic idea as a password and you'll be prompted for it at the same time. Not sure if the dialog asks the same question, but it is pretty much the same process.

      Cathie
      12 years ago

      Thank you so much! You've relieved my concern that we would be stumped by the process when our Austrian friends arrive.

        12 years ago

        Wait to thank me until you try it :)
        WEP can be pretty frustrating to deal with.
        And it isn't as secure as WPA2. That's why most people have moved on from it.

    John M. Hammer
    12 years ago

    You might consider purchasing a used AirPort Base Station to replace your current router if it can't be set to use WPA2. Good ones can be found on eBay for under $50 and with no moving parts the chance you'll get a lemon is pretty small.

    Cathie
    12 years ago

    Thanks again. It isn't the cost that keeps us from moving to a different router - It's the anxiety about starting over and resetting everything. We should look into it, definitely; we'll probably learn that it's a simple switch.

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