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Hi All,
I have replaced my old AP with the Apple TC - Time Capsule (NAS, Router, AP)

For security I have to go for WEP..pronto has no support for WPA

All my devices are working fine when I enter the correct wep key.
On the TC I can only enter ASCI characters.
When I enter the same code on the pronto edit in the Passphrase..this will not work..
via ASCI-Hex converter I'm converting the key to HEX and entering the hex key in the hex field.

ASCI HEX convert:
http://centricle.com/tools/ascii-hex/

Pronto will still not connect..
when the security is off pronto will work fine...
any tips?

Chak, here you can find a passphrase to wepkey generator.

EDIT: I have been googling, but there seems to be no standard to convert a passphrase into a wepkey, you can try the above but no garantuees.

Willem
Thanks for the url..you are correct...conversion is not working..
I will connect my old AP again for WEP and cut the antenna for short distance, hope that Philips will support WPA2 in the next firmware upgrade.

TC is set WPA2 802.11n(802.11b/g-compatible)..this is the best performing and most secure mode for home usage.

Hi Chak,

I'm running a mix of WPA2 enterprise and WPA2-PSK for devices that don't support WPA2 enterprise. WEP devices are no longer welcome in my house

btw Do you like the TC .... does it support WPA2 enterprise ??

Chak, maybe a simple solution... add a simple AP on your router and config that simple AP with wep and mac filtering.
and than keep the apple wpa2 for your computer network.

Maybe a good solution for you?

@Nielsy,
I have done that...mac filtering will also not protect.

@Willem.
I like the TC.
Router and Wifi part are working fine.
there is support for
WEP
WPA/WPA2 Personal
WPA2 Personal
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise
WPA2 Enterprise

Radio
802.11n (802.11b/g Compatible)
802.11n only (2.4Hgz)
802.11n (802.11a compatible)
802.11n only (5Ghz)

There are not so much Ap on the market what will support n/g/n at the same time..

The NAS is okay for normal usage.
There is no option for defining shares on the device.
there is 1 share for all the users...and there will be a automatic share for every user who has access to the TC...i did not find any admin user with all rights.

What is the manufacturer of your Access Point ?

the old one is 3com
Time Capsule is from Apple.

Hoi chak,

Just download the latest firmware from pronto.philips.com

This will allow you to connect with your wifi network (still WEP only).

grx,
Menno

I found the following, maybe it helps.

Most Wi-Fi equipment will accept a passphrase when initially setting up a WEP en-
crypted network. The passphrase is used to generate the WEP key. Vendors have dif-
ferent methods of using the passphrase to construct the final WEP key. One method
used is to hash the passphrase with MD5. As the MD5 hash needs 128 bits as input,
the passphrase is extended. The extension varies at least between 3com and Linksys.
While 3com NULL pads the passphrase, Linksys will repeat the passphrase string until
it is 128 bits long. E.g. simba123 is inserted as simba123 + 0x00...0x00 in 3com and as
simba123. . . simba123 in Linksys equipment. The final MD5 hash in 3com equipment
becomes 2A-B1-DD-37-6E-93-57-D7-7B-8D-54-67-B0-AC-2D-A2 and C3-8B-C1-61-
4B-EB-F4-8C-7C-E7-99-58-79-C7-AF-39 in Linksys equipment. Only the first 104
bytes are chosen for the WEP key. source

You could use a simple perl script to do this for you.

edit: it seems the link I sent earlier uses the linksys method.

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<br />Hoi chak,

Just download the latest firmware from pronto.philips.com

This will allow you to connect with your wifi network (still WEP only).

grx,
Menno
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@Menno,
I don't see any new firmware. do you have a link?
My Pronto is at the moment connected to 3Com AP via WEP

only connection to TC is not working.

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by willem4ever</i>
<br />I found the following, maybe it helps.

Most Wi-Fi equipment will accept a passphrase when initially setting up a WEP en-
crypted network. The passphrase is used to generate the WEP key. Vendors have dif-
ferent methods of using the passphrase to construct the final WEP key. One method
used is to hash the passphrase with MD5. As the MD5 hash needs 128 bits as input,
the passphrase is extended. The extension varies at least between 3com and Linksys.
While 3com NULL pads the passphrase, Linksys will repeat the passphrase string until
it is 128 bits long. E.g. simba123 is inserted as simba123 + 0x00...0x00 in 3com and as
simba123. . . simba123 in Linksys equipment. The final MD5 hash in 3com equipment
becomes 2A-B1-DD-37-6E-93-57-D7-7B-8D-54-67-B0-AC-2D-A2 and C3-8B-C1-61-
4B-EB-F4-8C-7C-E7-99-58-79-C7-AF-39 in Linksys equipment. Only the first 104
bytes are chosen for the WEP key. source

You could use a simple perl script to do this for you.

edit: it seems the link I sent earlier uses the linksys method.
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Thanks for the info
Best is to wait for Philips that they have WPA support
I'm going to use the TC on 802.11n only (5Ghz)
There is lot of noise in my house on 2.4Ghz.

I think waiting for WPA can take a while... [:(]

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Little script which creates 128 bit key (actually 104 bit) from a passphrase. Invoke by perl genkey "some long phrase goes here"

Do not forget the quotes, or only the first word will be used !!!

http://www.pronto.philips.com/index.cfm?id=1457

for new firmware