ActionTec Wireless DSL Gateway GT704WG-QW04, User Manual

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Chapter 4 Configuring Advanced Settings
WEP
Activating WEP and clicking Next in the Wireless Settings screen generates the
“
WEP
Key” 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 authentication allows any wireless-enabled device to recognize the
Gateway, if the correct
WEP
key is enabled on the device. Shared allows only
wireless-enabled devices with the correct
WEP
key and Shared key to recognize
the Gateway. Selecting Both enables both Open and Shared authentication types.
64-bit
WEP
6
4
-bit
WEP
requires one key, comprising five hexadecimal digit pairs.
A hexadecimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character ranging from
0-9
or
A-F
. An example of a
64
-bit
WEP
key is:
4E-A3-3D-68-72
. To create a
64
-bit
WEP
key, activate one of the four keys by clicking in the appropriate circle, then enter
five hexadecimal digit pairs in the
Key text box. After activating
64
-bit
WEP
on
the Gateway, a computer with wireless capability can join the network only if
this same key is entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.
128-bit
WEP
128
-bit
WEP
requires one key, 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.