Nlynx Wireless Gateway - Manual (Page 47)

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Advanced Settings — Wireless Encryption
Wireless network communications are easily intercepted. WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy) is an encryption method specified by the IEEE 802.11b standard to make any
intercepted commun ications extremely difficult to interpret by unauthorized parties.
The Wireless Gateway supports WEP with up to four “keys,” as specified in the
standard. Each key can be of the 64-bit type or the 128-bit type.
When WEP encryption is enabled on the Wireless Gateway, wireless access will be
granted only to stations that also use WEP encryption with the same key as the
Wireless Gateway.
The recommended way to use WEP is as follows: (1) Decide on an input format and
create four keys (key creation is explained below). (2) Select the key to be used (this
must be done on the Wireless Gateway and all wireless stations communicating
through it). (3) Enable WEP encryption.
The controls in the Wireless Encryption panel are explained below.
Enable/Disable
The Enable /Disable control turns WEP encryption on and off on the Wireless
Gateway. Click the desired setting. Any change in the setting takes effect
when the settings in the Wireless Encryption panel are saved. For other