ZyXEL Communications NWD210N - Manual (Page 51)

Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration
NWD210N User’s Guide
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4.3.1 Security Settings
When you configure the NWD210N to connect to a network with wireless security activated
and the security settings are disabled on the NWD210N, the screen varies according to the
encryption method used by the selected network.
4.3.1.1 WEP Encryption
Figure 29 Security Setting: WEP
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 8 Security Setting: WEP
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Security Settings
WEP Select 64 Bits or 128 Bits to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the related
fields.
Encryption Type Select an authentication method. Choices are Open and Shared.
Refer to
Section 3.2.1.1.2 on page 39 for more information.
Pass Phrase Enter a passphrase of up to 32 case-sensitive printable characters. As you enter
the passphrase, the NWD210N automatically generates four different WEP keys
and displays the first in the key field below. Refer to Section 3.2.1.1.1 on page 38
for more information.
Transmit Key Select a default WEP key to use for data encryption. The key displays in the
adjacent field.
Key x (where x is
a number
between 1 and 4)
Select this option if you want to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter the WEP 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.