ZyXEL Communications SMG-700 User Manual

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Chapter 5 AP Mode

NWD-270N User’s Guide

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5.4.1.2 WEP Encryption

Configure WEP security with these options.

Figure 58 Security Setting: WEP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 23 Security Setting: WEP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Security type

Select WEP to enable this encryption type.

Authentication
Type

Select an authentication method. Choices are Open System and Shared Key.

WEP

Select 64 Bits or 128 Bits for your WEP encryption type.

Transmit Key

Select a default WEP key to use for data encryption.

Note: This feature is not available in Windows Vista.

Pass Phrase

If you select this transmit key option, enter a passphrase of up to 32 case-sensi-
tive printable characters.
As you enter the passphrase, the NWD-270N automatically generates four differ-
ent transmit keys and displays the first in the key field below.

Key 1-4

Select this option if you want to manually enter a transmit key. Enter the key in the
field provided.
If you select 64 Bits in the WEP field.

Enter either 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (for
example, 11AA22BB33) for HEX key type.
or
Enter 5 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-9”
(for example, MyKey) for ASCII key type.

If you select 128 Bits in the WEP field,

Enter either 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (for
example, 00112233445566778899AABBCC) for HEX key type
or
Enter 13 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-9”
(for example, MyKey12345678) for ASCII key type.

Note: The values for the WEP keys must be set up exactly the

same on all wireless devices in the same wireless LAN.
ASCII WEP keys are case sensitive.

Save

Click to save the changes.

Cancel

Click to discard the changes.

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