Setup Wep (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - ZyXEL Communications P-660HNU-Tx Support Notes

P-660HNU Series Support Notes

3. Setup WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

Introduction
The 802.11 standard describes the communication that occurs in wireless
LANs.
The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm is used to protect wireless
communication from eavesdropping, because wireless transmissions are
easier to intercept than transmissions over wired networks, and wireless is a
shared medium, everything that is transmitted or received over a wireless
network can be intercepted.
WEP relies on a secret key that is shared between a mobile station (e.g. a
laptop with a wireless Ethernet card) and an access point (i.e. a base station).
The secret key is used to encrypt packets before they are transmitted, and an
integrity check is used to ensure that packages are not modified during the
transition. The standard does not discuss how the shared key is established. In
practice, most installations use a single key that is shared between all mobile
stations and access points APs. You can refer to the User Guide for more
detailed information about it.
Setting up the Access Point
You can set up the Access Point from Web configurator，Network -> Wireless
LAN -> AP.
Step 1: Select „Static WEP‟ from the pull down menu „Security Mode‟ in Web
Configurator:
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