How do I enter a hexidecimal password on my ipad?

Actually the hex escapes are $, 0x (zero + lowercase x) and 0X( zero + uppercase X), each of these tell the software that the characters that follow should be treated as a hex password. A 40-bit encrypted password is at least 10 characters long and a 128-bit password is at least 26 characters long.

These are examples;

$1234abcdef

0x1234abcdef

0X1234abcdef

$12345678901234567890abcdef

0x12345678901234567890abcdef

0X12345678901234567890abcdef

A hex password can only use the characters 0123456789ABCDEF. Don't you know what it is?

Where did you get the string of characters you are trying to enter?

Do you know what form of security is being used, WEP?

Normally I think a hex password would have 26 characters. Do you really only have 22?

A hex to ascii converter is

http://www.dirtymonday.net/key_convert.html

On the ipad just go into settings, wifi ........ under "choose a network" it will show the wifi by name, you will need the name of his wifi signal. Tap on that to connect to it and it will ask you to put the password in there, enter the one he gave you.

If that dont work then check for capital letters in the password ect, if there are not any then you need to ask him if there are any capital letters.

Hint: try the first letter as capital before you go back to him

You wont need to worry about wep, wpa2 this way. Your connecting directly to it so you just need the password.

I've never had to use an escape before the hex with my iPad. Is this still a common requirement with some routers?

I only bring it up because he mentioned placing an x in front of the password in his first comment. I wanted him to know that if a hex escape was needed, one had to do it correctly.

I use WEP at home and it requires a hexadecimal password (key).

- A 64-bit WEP key is usually entered as a string of 10 hexadecimal (base 16) characters (0-9 and A-F)

- A 128-bit WEP key is usually entered as a string of 26 hexadecimal characters. 26 digits of four bits each gives 104 bits; adding the 24-bit IV produces the complete 128-bit WEP key. Most devices also allow the user to enter it as 13 ASCII characters.

I use the 64 bit since I have a legacy device that only works with that.

Dah•veed wrote:

I only bring it up because he mentioned placing an x in front of the password in his first comment. I wanted him to know that if a hex escape was needed, one had to do it correctly.

Good point, you are correct of course, just an x would not be right.