SOHOSpeed ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/Wireless Gateway User’s Manual
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Follow the procedure below to enable WEP on yourSOHOSpeed.
1.
Select the SSID that you want to apply security to.
2.
Check
Enable WEP Wireless Security
.
3.
Select
Authentication
Type.
4.
Enter Encryption key and select Cipher following the instructions on the page.
You will need to enter the same key for the first time configuration of each station.
5.
Click
Apply
to complete the settings.
Note:
The changes take effect when you click
Apply
; however, if the SOHOSpeed
configuration is not saved, these changes will be lost upon SOHOSpeed reboot.
6.
To make the change permanent, click
Tools
at the top of the page and select
System
Commands
.
7.
At the
System Commands
page, click
Save All
.
Field Description
Field
Definition/Description
Select an SSID
and its Security
Level
If multiple SSID is enabled, use this drop-down menu to select the SSID
that you want to apply wireless security to.
Enable WEP
Wireless Security
Check this field to enable WEP wireless security on the selected SSID.
Authentication
Type Authentication algorithm to use when the security configuration is
set to Legacy. When the security configuration is set to 802.1x or WPA,
the authentication algorithm is always open. This field is enabled when
the WEP security field is checked. There are three options:
z
Open (default): In open-system authentication, the access point
accepts any station without verifying its identify.
z
Shared: Shared-key authentication requires a shared key (WEP
encryption key) be distributed to the stations before attempting
authentication.
z
Both: If both is selected, the access point will perform shared-key
authentication, then open-system authentication.
Encryption Key
This field is enabled when the WEP security is checked to identify the
key value that is used when the security configuration is set to WEP. The
key length must match the WEP cipher.
WEP Cipher
This field is enabled when the WEP security field is checked. You can
select from 64 bits, 128 bits, and 256 bits. The WEP cipher that is used
when the security configuration is set to WEP. This field is not used when
the security configuration is set to 802.1x and WPA.
