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Configuring Advanced Settings
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Select the Authentication type:
– Select Shared to require that each client log in to the network with a specified
key.
– Select Open to permit data transfer within the wireless network without the need
to enter a key.
You can choose either the standard 64-bit key or the more robust 128-bit key. The keys
are generated in hexadecimal or in ASCII format. You must use the same keys for encryp-
tion and decryption for the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl and all your wireless network
adapters.
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Select the Key length: 64 bits or 128 bits.
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Select the Input type, i.e. whether the key is to be entered manually or generated
automatically by means of a Passphrase.
Manual key entry
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Select the Key type, Hex or ASCII.
If you select Hex as the key type you can use the characters 0 to 9 and A to F.
– With a 64-bit encryption depth, the key is 10 characters long.
An example of a valid key: 1234567ABC
– With a 128-bit encryption depth, the key is 26 characters long.
An example of a valid key: 234567ABC8912345DEF1234567
If you select ASCII as the key type, you can use the characters 0 to 9, A to Z, a to z
plus the special characters in the ASCII character set.
– With a 64-bit encryption depth, the key is 5 characters long.
An example of a valid key: GIGA1
– With a 128-bit encryption depth, the key is 13 characters long.
An example of a valid key: GIGASET_SX76x
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Enter up to four keys in fields Key 1 to Key 4 and confirm them by entering them
again in fields Confirm key 1 to Confirm key 4.
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Select one of the four keys as the Default key.
Note:
It is very important that you make a note of the key(s) that have been entered.
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You will need this information to configure the wireless network adapters prop-
erly.
When you have concluded the configuration, you must change the WEP encryp-
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tion in the wireless network adapters for the connected PCs in the same way as
they will not otherwise be given access to the wireless network of the Gigaset
SX763 WLAN dsl.
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Click OK to apply the settings.
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