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.

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