ZyXEL Communications NBG5715 User Manual page 82

Chapter 11 Wireless LAN
Figure 45 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Security: Static WEP
The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.
Table 30 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Security: Static WEP
LABEL
Security Mode
PassPhrase
WEP Encryption
Authentication
Method
ASCII
Hex
82
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 NBG5715 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-bits or 128-bits.
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
NBG5715 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.
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