How can I find my WEP Key to hook up my wireless printer?

The WEP key is the same password that you use to connect your computer to your “wireless internet.”

The IP address went to your wireless router. 192.168.xx.xx numbers are local, or within the household, numbers so they don’t go out to the internet.

If you really need to log in to your router, you may want to try these combinations also:
Username: user
Password: user

Username: admin
Password: password
(that is actually the word password, not what you use to connect to it)

Username: root
Password:
(that is, nothing in the password section)

And, as an aside, WEP is insecure. Using WEP is just marginally better than using no password (or key) at all. You should read about WPA or WPA2 and, when you feel comfortable, change to one of those if your wireless router supports them.

I know it sounds Greek now but in the long run, knowledge is a good thing.

Thank you for the answer. Right when I got into that site and put in the password, my entire internet connection cut off. I had to call my cable company and she had to totally reconfigure my network and gave me a new WEP Key because whatever I did scrambled my information. So, she made it my phone number, I was able to install my wireless printer, and all is happy in the world.

Excellent. I don’t know why entering an incorrect password would shut down your Internet connection, but as long as it’s all working.

@mrentropy You’re the second jelly to mention that WEP is no good. My wep encryption password is 10 hex characters = 40 bits. Isn’t that good enough to keep bored teens and opportunistic snoopers moving on to greener pastures? I’m really not that worried about whether the NSA can crack my code with supercomputers…~

@gasman Bored teens are probably more likely to sit there and hack your WEP key. And, no, 40 bits isn’t nearly enough. 104 bits isn’t enough. Read this ArsTechnica article.

@mrentropy Good article – thanks. OK—upgrading to WPA goes on the to-do list.