ActionTec GT704WGB, User Manual

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Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Settings
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the wireless network can be activated and fortified.
Wireless Security
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(securing wireless traffic as it transmits through the air). The Gateway offers three
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WEP
Selecting WEP INTHE7IRELESS!DVANCED3ETTINGSSCREENGENERATESTHEh
WEP
+EYv
screen. Here, the authentication type, encryption level, and WEP keys are entered
to activate
WEP
(Wired Equivalent Privacy) security encryption for the wireless
network.
Authentication Type -
There are three authentication types: Open, Shared, and
Both. Open authenticaton allows any wireless-enabled device to recognize the
network, even if the
WEP
key is invalid. Shared allows only wireless-enabled
devices with the correct
WEP
key to recognize the network.
64-bit
WEP
- 64-bit
WEP
requires one or more keys, each key comprising
five
hexa-
decimal pairs. One key (Key 1) is automatically generated by the Gateway at start-
up, based on the Gateway’s
-!#
address. This key is also displayed on a sticker on
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acter ranging from
0
-
9
or
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WEP
key is: 4
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72.
To create a new set of 64-bit
WEP
keys, activate one or more keys by clicking in the
appropriate circles, then enter five hexadecimal digit pairs in each activated Key
text box ( Key 1- , Key 2- , Key 3- , Key 4- !FTERACTIVATING 64-bit
WEP
, a computer
with wireless capability can join the network only if these same keys are entered in
the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.