Wep Encryption - ZyXEL Communications P-660H-61 User Manual

8.2.2 WEP Encryption

Use this screen to configure and enable WEP encryption. Click Network > Wireless LAN to display
the AP screen. Select Static WEP from the Security Mode list.
Note: WEP is extremely insecure. Its encryption can be broken by an attacker, using
widely-available software. It is strongly recommended that you use a more
effective security mechanism. Use the strongest security mechanism that all the
wireless devices in your network support. For example, use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
if all your wireless devices support it. If your wireless devices support nothing
stronger than WEP, use the highest encryption level available.
Figure 43 Network > Wireless LAN > AP: Static WEP
The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.
Table 29 Network > Wireless LAN > AP: Static WEP
LABEL
Security Mode
Passphrase
WEP Key
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DESCRIPTION
Choose Static WEP from the drop-down list box.
Enter a passphrase (up to 32 printable characters) and click Generate. The ZyXEL Device
automatically generates a WEP key.
The WEP key is used to encrypt data. Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must
use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you want to manually set the WEP key, enter any 5 or 13 characters (ASCII string) or 10
or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") for a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key respectively.
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