Wep Encryption - Siemens Giga762SX User Manual

Security Setup Wizard

WEP encryption

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is an encryption for radio signals in wireless networks
and meets the IEEE 802.11 standard.
If you transmit data wirelessly and not all components in your wireless network support
the higher security standard WPA (page 55), we recommend that you activate
Encryption.
WEP encryption and WPS registration cannot be used together in a wireless network.
You can choose either the standard 64-bit key or the more robust 128-bit key. The keys
are generated in hexadecimal or in ASCII format. You must use the same keys for encryp-
tion and decryption for the Giga762SX WLAN dsl and all your wireless network adapters.
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Select the Key length: 64 bits or 128 bits.
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Select the Input type, i.e. whether the key is to be entered manually or generated
automatically by means of a Passphrase.
Manual key entry
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Select the Key type, Hex or ASCII.
If you select Hex as the key type you can use the characters 0 to 9 and A to F.
– With a 64-bit encryption depth, the key is 10 characters long.
– With a 128-bit encryption depth, the key is 26 characters long.
If you select ASCII as the key type, you can use the characters 0 to 9, A to Z, a to z
plus the special characters in the ASCII character set.
– With a 64-bit encryption depth, the key is 5 characters long.
– With a 128-bit encryption depth, the key is 13 characters long.
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