AirPort Extreme (802.11n) Base Station: Issues connecting to a WEP (TSN) protected network

Issue or symptom

A computer or device may not connect to a AirPort Extreme (802.11n) Base Station's wireless network with a WEP (Transitional Security Network) password. This article does not apply to Macs with built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11g) cards.

Solution

Configure the affected computer or the wireless third-party device to connect via WEP 40/128-bit ASCII. For example, to do this on a Mac OS X-based computer that has an original AirPort card, follow these steps:

  1. Click the AirPort icon and then Other... from the pulldown menu.


  2. In the Closed Network window, select the desired Network Name from the pulldown menu, or type it in.


  3. Select WEP 40/128-bit ASCII from the Wireless Security pulldown menu.


  4. Enter the password of the network in the Password field and click OK.

Additional information

Published Date: Feb 20, 2012