Actiontec electronic Actiontec Wireless DSL Gateway GT701WG User Manual

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Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup

128-bit

WEP -

128

-bit

WEP

requires one or more keys, comprising

13

hexadecimal

pairs. A hexadecimal digit consists of alphanumeric characters ranging from

0-9

or

A-F

. An example of a

128

-bit

WEP

key is:

3D-44-FE-6C-A1-EF-2E-D3-C4-21-74-5D-

B1

. To create a

128

-bit

WEP

key, activate Key 1 by clicking in the appropriate circle,

then enter

13

hexadecimal digit pairs in the Key text box. After activating

128

-bit

WEP

on the Gateway, a computer with wireless capability can join the network

only if this key is entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.

256-bit

WEP -

256

-bit

WEP

requires one or more keys, comprising

29

hexadecimal

pairs. A hexadecimal digit consists of alphanumeric characters ranging from

0-9

or

A-F

. To create a

256

-bit

WEP

key, activate Key 1 by clicking in the appropriate

circle, then enter

29

hexadecimal digit pairs in the Key text box. After activating

256

-bit

WEP

on the Gateway, a computer with wireless capability can join the net-

work only if this key is entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.

Note: Not all wireless adapters support

128

- or 256-bit

WEP

.

Ensure that all adapters installed in the networked computers
support

128- or 256

-bit

WEP

before activating.

WEP+802.1x
Activating WEP+802.1x and clicking Next in the Wireless Settings screen gener-
ates the “Wireless 802.1x Security Settings” screen. This setting is for enterprise
networks only, and should be accessed by experienced information systems spe-
cialists only.

To set up

WEP+802.1

x security, enter the

IP

address of the

RADIUS

server in the

“Server

IP

Address” text box, and the “Secret” key (for communication between

the

RADIUS

server and the Gateway) in the “Secret” text box. The “Port” and

“Group Key Interval” values should remain the same

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