Linksys and WEP password

I have a linksys WRT54G for my wireless router.. The wireless router works great but I want to set up a password to access the network. I went to 192.168.1.1 and setup the security for WEP 64 bits 10 hex digits. When my G4 laptop asks for the WEP password and then i put in the password it comes up with a box that says problems with joing the airport network. Any idea how to fix this?
Thanks

See KB 106250, Mac OS X, AirPort: Connecting to Third-Party Base Stations.

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