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How Do I Configure the Wireless Home Gateway?
Field Name
Description
128 Bit Keys
1 through 4
Select these keys for use with Encryption Mode set
to 128-bit encryption. Enter 13-byte values for a Key.
You do not have to set all four Keys. Usually only
one is needed for a home network. Each value is
represented in hexadecimal. Use only these numbers
or letters: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, a, b, c, d, e, and f to
set up your encryption keys.
Note:
The Factory Default setting is 26 ones:
11111111111111111111111111
It is generally a good practice to use only lowercase
letters when entering WEP encryption keys.
Uppercase letters can sometimes be confused with
numbers. For example, the uppercase letter “B” is
often mistaken for the number “8.” Using lowercase
characters minimizes the risk of confusing characters
when copying keys from one device to another.
Uppercase characters will automatically be
converted to lowercase when the key or keys are
applied and saved to memory.
Use two numbers or letters in each box. Record your
Key values. You will need these Key values when
you set up your client wireless adapter. The Key
values in each wireless network device
must
match.
Current Network Key
Allows you to select which of the four 64-bit or 128-
bit keys to use to encrypt your data when you are
using encryption that requires the manual entry of
an encryption key. Only one WEP key is in use at a
time. You must manually change keys. They do not
change automatically.
Notes:
64-bit and 40-bit encryption are two different
names for the same encryption
128-bit and 104-bit encryption are two different
names for the same encryption
