Wi-Fi WEP Key Generator

Why do you NEED this tool?

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There are millions of 802.11b Wi-Fi wireless access points and other devices installed in homes and small businesses around the world. Until now, there really hasn't been an easy way to manage the security of these devices.

The Wi-Fi WEP Key Generator Utility is used to quickly and easily create more secure WEP keys than can be created by using the built in passphrase generators contained in Wi-Fi networking equipment.

In a nutshell, a WEP key is a 'token' of hexadecimal characters (from 40-bit to 256-bit, depending upon the equipment manufacturer, that provides an encryption key for data on your Wi-Fi network.

Up until recently, the technology required to crack WEP keys has not been readily available. Now there are several tools available that allow hackers to crack WEP keys with far less effort.

if you have a wireless network, you need to change your WEP (Wired Equivalency Privacy) keys often. This tool makes it easy and convenient to keep your Wi-Fi wireless network more secure. Wi-Fi WEP Key Generator runs under Windows 98/98se/NT/2000/XP.

The Wi-Fi WEP Key Generator Utility also allows you to create WEP keys that work between manufacturers. Now you can use D-Link with Linksys with Netgear with Belkin with SMC, etc. and maintain your wireless networking security without worrying about equipment WEP key incompatibilities.

Why do you want THIS tool?

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Most of the parameters you will usually need are displayed on the main screen of the utility. All you have to do is select the particular wireless router in question and you will be immediately presented with the information you need. IP addresses, MAC identifiers, DNS settings, it's all here.

When you are adding the wireless router record to the database you can connect directly to the router (provided you have the administrator id and password) by clicking on the "Connect" button located beside the LAN IP address for the router.

This will allow you to easily navigate through the router configuration pages and provide easy access to the information in the router so you can copy and paste into the various fields to record the router parameters.

The WEP Key Generator Utility does NOT automatically connect to the router unless you click the "Connect" button and you have the administrator id and password for the router. It also does not automatically update the WEP key or SSID settings in the router. You will need to do this manually via copy and paste.

The main focus of this utility is to assist you in managing your wireless security.

As wireless networks become more popular, more and more people are finding ways to enter your network without your knowing about it. There are several steps you need to take in order to ensure your wireless network is as secure as possible.

We have built in some capabilities that greatly enhance the security of your wireless network.

First, and perhaps most important is your SSID. The SSID allows wireless equipment to differentiate between networks. The SSID of the wireless access point or router must be identical with that of the client wireless adapter settings.

One drawback of the SSID is that most wireless equipment comes, by default, configured to broadcast the SSID to the world. This lets everyone know you have a wireless network available in your general vicinity. This is a much debated issue and you should know that if you elect to turn off broadcasting your SSID, your wireless transactions will take longer for the router or access point to process.

Most people who set up the SSID use a short, easy to remember name for their network. The specification for the SSID allows for up to 32 characters, however it is extremely rare for anyone to use an SSID this long. The reason... it's just too hard to remember one longer than 7 or 8 characters.

With the WEP Key Generator, you don't have to. To generate a more secure SSID, all you have to do is enter the simple SSID name you can remember and then press the Scramble SSID button to create an SSID number of specially encrypted letters and numbers. This is the SSID you will post into your wireless network equipment settings.

What is the benefit to you?

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There are literally millions of older Wi-Fi equipment installations that cannot benefit from the newer WPA wireless protection encryption algorithms. Primarily because the equipment manufacturers have abandoned the equipment and no longer provide updated drivers / firmware upgrades.

Some manufacturers build what are known as 'passphrase generators' into their equipment. This basically allows the user to enter an easily remembered phrase and the equipment generates the WEP key based upon an algorithm built into the equipment... and there lies the rub.

Every manufacturer seems to do it a bit differently, if they do it at all. There doesn't seem to be any kind of standard toward implementing WEP. This creates lots of problems when you are trying to connect devices from various manufacturers because the results from their built in passphrase generators are different across devices.

With the WEP Key Generator Utility, you can generate keys based on a passphrase that is compatible with all wireless systems because all wireless network systems must support hexadecimal based keys.

Instead of using the passphrase generator that is built into the router, or your wireless card on your laptop or PDA, you use the WEP Key Generator utility to generate the WEP keys and manually enter them into your wireless router settings and wireless network adapters.

As you can imagine, this greatly simplifies the implementation of equipment from different manufacturers. Now you can easily use Orinoco, Netgear, and D-Link wireless cards with a Linksys, SMC or Belkin router / switch and not have to worry that one manufacturer uses ASCII based WEP keys and the other doesn't support it. You are not limited in your choice of equipment by brand.

Not only do we support creating a key with a passphrase, we also have created a way to generate WEP keys based upon any particular file on your computer.

That's right. You can now generate a key based upon your resume, or even an image of your favorite pet. Simply select the file and click on the "Calculate WEP Key File" button. Keys are created automatically. This keeps someone from typing in passphrases trying to guess your WEP keys.

The Wi-Fi WEP Key Generator allows you to more effectively manage the security of your Wi-Fi network and extend the life of your existing equipment. It is important that you change the WEP keys used in your Wi-Fi devices often.