WEP keys - is there a "remember" function?

Is it correct that every time I connect to my WEP secure wifi network that I have to enter my (24 digit) WEP key again? Surely the touch has a "remember password" function (given that it is designed to be portable!)??
I'm also grumbling about the lack of copy and paste app which could at least save some trouble with this problem. Any suggestions?

I am having the same problem. I have a WIFI wep network. If I join the network and LEAVE the wifi turned on no problem (most times). I can turn the ipod on and off. all is well (most times). However, after reading an article on the power drain imposed by the wifi I started turning off the wifi when I was not using it. Major increase in battery life. However, now when I want to use the wifi, I turn it on and it finds the network, and the small key icon disappears. So the network is there but I cannot access the network because the ipod didn't connect securely. I have to remove the network first, turn off the ipod so it is lost, turn the pod back on, and then add it as a OTHER network. Sometimes I have to do this several times and at times I have to turn off the ipod and turn it back on to get the wifi to work properly. HOWEVER, if I leave the wifi ON. I can power ipod on and off without a problem (most times) i.e. it still happens.

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Windows won't remember my new WEP key?

Every time I go to log on to my ssid it has my old network key. SO I enter in my new network key and it doesn't not take it.
My connections show are shown to be working and at a high rate but I can't get by browser running?
BTW I using a Linksys WRT54GS router from my desktop to my laptop via a cable connection. I had the system running fine but I changed the WEP Key recently and now it's no longer running.Message Edited by jakethesnake on 11-17-200611:58 PM
Message Edited by jakethesnake on 11-17-200611:59 PM

Sorry, but it is not fully clear what you are doing and what is happening exactly.
Do you have Windows XP?
Do you use Windows Zero Configuration or a laptop specific software for the wireless connection?
How do you know it still has the old network key?
How do you know that it does "not take" the new key?
What do you mean exactly when your connections are shown to be working?
If the network key is incorrect the wireless card should not be able to connect. Thus you don't have a working connection. Instead the wireless connection icon in the tray should show a red cross to indicate that it is not connected.
Also, when changing the network settings, I usually find it easier to change the settings on the properties panel of the network connection (if you are using windows zero configuration). For wireless connection there is a wireless tab. In the lower half you'll find all SSIDs you have configured. Click your SSID and edit the settings as you need.

Wifi has suddenly stopped working. There is an exclamation mark which takes me to network diagnostics. This asks me for network name and password. This is different from the startup wizard which only asked for a WEP key and modem name. What to do?

My wifi has suddenly stopped working on my iMac, after working fine for almost a year. There is an exclamation mark on the wifi bars and when I click it, it takes me to a network diagnostics page. This page asks me for my username and password for the wifi, which I don't have. It is different from the WEP key and modem name, which I originally used to set up my connection. I have not experienced any problems on all my other wifi-enabled devices. Ipod touch, iPad, MacBook all work fine. What should I do?

The name is the name of the network you created on the router. The password is the WEP password. You shouldn't be using WEP at all, as it's insecure and also seems to cause connection failures. Use WPA 2 Personal. If your router doesn't support it, get a new one.

Canon PIXMA MX892 multi-function printer set up . What is a WEP key?

Trying to set up my new PIXMA MX892 multi-function printer and need to enter a WEP key. What is that and where can I find it?

Hello Vermont-Ken.
The WEP key would be the encryption key that is being used by your router. Please check the documentation for your router to find out more about the current key for the router.
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How to view my WEP Key ?

I need to connect to my Airport Extreme Wireless Network from a WIndow XP configured Macbook.
WIndows requires the Hexadecimal WEP key to connect.
How do i get this?
To be sure, i have read many similar questions on this forum and tried :
- The network preference panel. The "show password" tick option remains grayed out.
- The Airport utility. The "equivalent network password" on the Base Station meny remains grayed out.
- The Keychain access utility. I can only find the alphabetic passord, not the hexadecimal WEP key (of course tried to enter the alphabetic one, but did not work, so i assume it is expecting the hexadecimal one....).
- In one of the posts, the contributor is bemoaning about an upgrade on snow leopard that makes getting to view the WEP key absurdly complicated. He provides a link :
http://www.adamriggins.com/2009/11/16/how-to-view-saved-wifi-passwords-in-osx-sn ow-leopard/
... which unfortunately is not working anymore...
I do clearly remember easily retrieving the WEP key 2 or 3 years ago, maybe from OS leopard at the time. I don't quite understand why it's been made so difficult now. Was there a security issue ? then is there an Apple note summarizing those facts and recommanding steps for previously set networks ?
Anyone who can help on this is very welcome.
Thanks in advance
YM

well first of all why are you using wep? don't you realize that all wep networks can be cracked in 15 minutes?
older versions of windows xp do not know WPA/WPA2 if you are running the latest service pack then it should support WPA or WPA2
if for the life of you cannot determine the WEP password no matter how hard you try. i found mine by going into keychain and clicked on show password and there was my wifi password
then you might as well just download the latest version of airport utility, write down all the important settings, and then use the reset button to erase everything and then reconfigure it from scratch. and then you will know your password.
while you are there, if you can turn on wpa, by all means turn it on

SSID and WEP key

I am trying to connect my Nintendo DS to my wireless router but I need my SSID and WEP key. In order to find these I must put in a username and password. The problem is, I have forgotten them and can't get in. Is there a way to find these within my computer? Oh, if it helps, I have a Linksys Wirless-G Router model no. WRT54G v6.
Message Edited by DS wi-fi on 09-18-2007 11:17 AM

you should be able to access your router setup pages.(if you remember your username and password) If not reset your router!
Message Edited by Chessking on 09-18-2007 11:30 AM

Storing WEP keys...

Hi guys,
Just got the X6 after having the 5800 for a while. With the 5800 if I entered a wep key for a WLAN it remembered it, and whenever I was in the area of said WLAN I could just click on the connection and go on the internet - with the X6 every single time I disconnect and re-connect it asks for the wep key again!
This is REALLY annoying. Please tell me there's a way for the phone to store the wep keys of networks!?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

But wait, this doesn't really solve the problem completely because now you have to do this configuration manually every time you access a new network, and the point is that it could be possible to save the key automatically, every time you try to access a new network. Or not?
Please help
Cheers

How to set up wireless WEP keys in GPO? - possible?

Summary:
How to switch users from using Intel ProSet to manage their legacy SSID w/ WEP to using Windows Zero Config w/ both legacy & new SSID's automatically?
Detail:
Some of our sites are still using WEP for wireless encryption (believe it or not) over 802.11b AP's.
We're in process of upgrading encryption from WEP to WPA2 & from 802.11b to 802.11a/g AP's.
One immediate challenge we have is how to keep both networks in parallel and make this transparent to the end users.
We can't cut all floors over at once, but need to do one floor at a time because users move from floor to floor.
We were able to roll out the new network / SSID in Windows Zero Config through GPO, but learned that we can't do the same for the legacy SSID - setting WEP keys isn't an option in GPO, at least according to the server admins.
Does any of you know how we can do this in an automatic & transparent fashion?
So far we've been using sneaker net to switch users from Intel to Windows, & configure WEP keys in Windows, which is taking up way too much time.

If you use a GPO to manage the wireless it will disable the intel proset software. This can have a negative impact, as you may have user that like to use the Proset when not in the office.
If you are going to use GPOs then the transition should be pretty smooth, just setup the new secure SSID first and then roll out the GPO. There are several M$ patches that you should install as well. Do a search for Microsoft Wireless hotfix and rollup and you will find them.

My new smart TV recognizes my network, & asks, "Please enter you WEP keys (10 or 26 hex digits)" but my netwotk uses a password of 6 characters. How can I get my smart TV to connect to my network?

I have a current iMac with the latest OS update.
My new smart TV recognizes my network, & asks, “Please enter your WEP keys (10 or 26 hex digits). My Airport Express, an early model, only requires a password of less than 10 characters.
When I open “airport utility,”on my iMac it tells me this version doesn’t support my base station & says go to “Airport Service & Support.” That’s what got me here.
My earlier MacBook runs OS 10.6.8. Its version of Airport Utility works. Its Airport ID has 17 characters, & uses the same password to access the internet, but it also has a “wireless password” of 26 characters, but only shows me the dots. i haven’t the foggiest notion what the characters are, if I put them in there years ago when i did the original configuration, or if they got there otherwise..
I’m afraid of changing those settings for fear that I’l mess up the whole thing.
How can I get my smart TV to connect to my network, ?

Please check out the following AirPort User Tip on how to recover AirPort passwords.

WVC54GCA setup won't take WEP key

Hi - I'm setting up this Linksys WVC54GCA Wireless-G Monitoring Camera and can't get it to take my WEP settings.The setup screen says, after you select 128 bit WEP, to leave the passphrase field empty and enter the WEP key on the next screen. When you hit enter you get an error saying that the WEP key should be 26 digits and and you cannot continue!
If I turn WEP off and do it without security it all works fine, so how am I supposed toenter the WEP key? Seem like a bug. Endless loop!
hanks
Mike

Hey just had the same problem as you and found the way around it. It looks like the Wizard has a bug in it that you have to use the Pass phrase not the pass key.
The way around it is to use the web interface, use the IP address that has been assigned to the camera as the web address in your browser, you can see this in the wizard or on your wireless router.
all the settings to manage the wifi can be found there, you need to use that area to manage everything else for the camera anyway.
You may need to reset the camera, there is a little button under the camera, use a pen and hold it in for a slow count of 10.

My mac keeps asking for my WEP key to get on the internet why?

my mac keeps asking for my WEP key to get on the internet why? And where can i find it

It's referring to the MAC password that you have setup.
A software prompts for a password only when there are restrictions set on the user account for unauthorised access to system files and folders.

What is a WEP key and where do I find it?

Any dumbed down help would be greatly appreciated because I'm close to returning the base station time capsule thing. I can connect macs because I know the password, but friends with PCs can't connect, I can't connect a netbook or a blackberry because they all request this wep key. I can't find it and I don't know what it is. Sorry for being stupid, but I'm a loss. Thank you.

-Connect the ethernet form the windows PC to the Time Capsule.
-Update the Windows Computer to SP3 and then head to the Microsoft Update Support Site and then search WPA Patch or WPA 2 Patch
-Download and Install the patch
-discount the ethernet from the Time Capsule and try to rejoin the wireless network
-If still having issues then change the Time Capsule security settings
Or change the security on the Time Capsule From WPA to WEP (Uses WPA By Default)
Step to do this. On Mac
-Open finder and head to the Application folder
-Once in Applications Folder Please find the Utility Folder and open it.
-Now that we are in the Utility Folder please find a application called *Airport Utility* (Not airport admin utility)
-Please Open Airport Utility
-You should now see the time capsule on the left hand side of Airport Utility (AU)
-In The bottom left hand you will see a button that says *Manual Setup* please click on it.
-Once done reading the configuration file you should see the *Summary Page*
-Now there are some tab's please click on the *Wireless Tab*
-Now you should see lots of info don't worry we only need to change one thing and that the wireless security
-Right now it should say *WPA / WPA 2 Personal*
-PLEASE HOLD OPTION and use the MOUSE TO CLICK ON THE DROP DOWN FEILD
-Now you should see a a few security protocol Please select the *WEP (Transitional Security Network)*
-Enter a New Password this password may need to be 8 or 13 numbers / letters
-Now Click UPDATE
-Now you are using WEP
-NOTE: You may have to reselect your network using airport
-This Should Solve The Issues Let Me Know What Happen.

WRE54G v3 - WEP key setting when using ASCII passphrase

When entering WEP information for this device you may notice that the range expander is asking for the WEP key in hex (for example: 128 bits 26 hex digits). If the key that you have set in your router is using a passphrase then you will need to convert it to hex. Entering the passphrase and clicking the generate button will not work if your router is set to use ASCII as the WEP key format. The result seems to be that the PC may attempt to connect (and/or show as connected) but will not receive an IP address and does not really connect to your network. Strangely, the WRE54G will show that it has connected sucessfully to the router. Instead, convert the passphrase to hex one character at a time then enter the hex digits as the hex key. For example: if you are using 128 bit and your passkey is: 1234567890123 then enter 31323334353637383930313233 as the 128bit hex key (1 in ASCII = 31 in hex, 2 in ASCII = 32 in hex, etc...). http://www.asciitable.com/

Hi, The solution I posted above works for me . I can ping the WRE from the network and access the configuration page. The wireless router I am connecting to is a TP-LINK TL-WR340G. The extender is a WRE54G ver. 3 running v3.04.01 firmware. Instead of converting the passphrase to hex I could just set the TP-LINK router to use a hex key instead but thats a pain. Then I would have to type in a long hex key when adding another wireless device to the network or when allowing a guest device on the network. An ASCII passphrase is so much easier to remember and much less typing. If I leave the TP-LINK router set to accept an ASCII passphrase then convert the ASCII passphrase to hex and enter it into the WRE extender then I can use an ASCII passphrase when connecting a device through the extender .
What I found confusing initially though (before finding the solution) was that if I enter the ASCII passphrase into the extender setup and click the generate button for it to generate the 4 hex keys, the extender claims to connect successfully. I cannot ping it from the network and a wireless device will not get a connection through it but the light does turn blue and the setup screen shows the correct mac address in the link status section. Seems like a bug...

Macbook not access work or home networks with wep key

I have just purchased a Macbook. It is to be used for work and home purposes. The work network is a given, and can not be changed. It requires a wep key that is 26 charcters long. When I input this via the Network instructions on my Macbook, it is not recognized. I have tried putting the prefix '$' in front, and '0x', and '0X' and placing in '"' (double quotes) and NO LUCK! I can't get into the network. This is no issue with multiple Windows PC's that I have. I can also access via pocket PC, and Cingular 8125 smartphone, but not Macbook.
At home, I can not access my network, a 2wire router, without disabling the wep key. Not acceptable. I have 2 Windows PC's that work fine on this network, with a 13 character wep key. Have tried the $ and all the other hints and no luck.
Suggestions please! I purchased this Macbook to be able to show that it could be a more reliable and productive machine, working in the office environment. So far, can't get into the office environment!
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How do i change to a WEP key?

I have no idea how to change to a WEP key so i can play my nintendo DS

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