ZyXEL Communications NBG-419N User Manual page 86

Chapter 9 WISP Mode
Table 32 WEP (WISP)
LABEL
Security
Mode
PassPhrase
WEP
Encryption
Authenticatio
n Method
ASCII
Hex
Key 1 to Key
4
Apply
Reset
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DESCRIPTION
Select Static WEP to enable data encryption.
Enter a Passphrase (up to 26 printable characters) and click Generate.
A passphrase functions like a password. In WEP security mode, it is
further converted by the NBG-419N into a complicated string that
is referred to as the "key". This key is requested from all devices
wishing to connect to a wireless network.
Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP.
This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to
use.
Select Auto or Shared Key from the drop-down list box.
This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP
key to login to the wireless client. Keep this setting at Auto unless you
want to force a key verification before communication between the
wireless client and the ZyXEL Device occurs.
Select Shared Key to force the clients to provide the WEP key prior to
communication.
Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as WEP key.
Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as a WEP key.
The preceding "0x", that identifies a hexadecimal key, is entered
automatically.
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the NBG-419N and the
wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10
hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26
hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F").
You must configure at least one key, only one key can be activated at any
one time. The default key is key 1.
Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-419N.
Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
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