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WEP encryption
If WPA is not supported by all components in your wireless network, we recommend
that you activate
WEP Encryption
on the components.
You can choose either the standard 64-bit key or the more robust 128-bit key. The keys
are generated in hexadecimal format. You must use the same keys for encryption and
decryption for the Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl and all your wireless network adapters.
ì
Select
WEP
from the
Security Mode
option menu.
ì
Select
64 bit
or
128 bit
from the
Key Length
option menu.
ì
If you don’t use an authentication server in your network keep the value
Open Sys-
tem
for the parameter
Authentication type
. Otherwise choose
Shared Key
.
You can enter up to four keys manually or generate them automatically by means of a
passphrase.
Generating keys by means of a Passphrase
ì
Enter a
Passphrase
(up to 32 characters).
ì
Click
Generate
to create the keys.
Generating keys manually
ì
Enter up to four keys in fields
Key 1
to
Key 4
.
– With a 64-bit encryption depth, the key is 10 characters long.
An example of a valid key: 12-34-56-7A-BC
– With a 128-bit encryption depth, the key is 26 characters long.
An example of a valid key: 23-45-67-AB-C8-91-23-45-DE-F1-23-45-67
Allowed characters are 0-9 and A-F.
