ZyXEL Communications SMG-700 User Manual

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Chapter 4 Station Mode

NWD-270N User’s Guide

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

4.4.1.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Configure WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK security in this screen.

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The procedure to configure WPA or WPA2 is different in Windows Vista. See

Section 4.7 on page 61

for information on setting up your NWD-270N to use

WPA or WPA2 in Vista.

Table 9 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.

Authentication
Type

Select an authentication method. Choices are Open and Shared.
Refer to

Section 3.3.1.1.2 on page 33

for more information.

Pass Phrase

Enter a passphrase of up to 32 case-sensitive printable characters. As you enter
the passphrase, the NWD-270N automatically generates four different WEP keys
and displays the first in the key field below. Refer to

Section 3.3.1.1.1 on page 33

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.

Back

Click Back to go to the Site Survey screen to select and connect to another
network.

Next

Click Next to confirm your selections and advance to the Summary screen. Refer
to

Section 4.4.2 on page 53

.

Exit

Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving.

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