Configuring Wired Equivalent Privacy (Wep) - NETGEAR CG814W Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Model CG814W Wireless Cable Modem Gateway
If no Device Name appears, you can type a descriptive name for the PC that you are adding.
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Click Add.
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When you have finished entering MAC addresses, click Apply to save the Access List and
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return to the Wireless Settings menu.
To delete a MAC address from the table, click on it to select it, then click the Delete button.

Configuring Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

In the Wireless Settings menu you can configure WEP data encryption using the following
parameters:
• Encryption Mode
Select the WEP Encryption level:
• Off - no data encryption (Open System)
• 64-bit (sometimes called 40-bit) encryption
• 128-bit encryption
• Authentication Type
Select the appropriate value - "Open System" or "Shared Key." Check your wireless card's
documentation to see what method to use.
• Encryption (WEP) Key
If WEP is enabled, you can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys.
These values must be identical on all PCs and Access Points in your network.
• Automatic - Enter a word or group of printable characters in the WEP PassPhrase box and
click the Generate button. The four key boxes will be automatically populated with key
values.
• Manual - Enter ten hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F)
Select which of the four keys will be active.
Be sure to click Apply to save your settings in this menu.
3-6 Wireless Configuration