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Wireless Cable Voice Gateway Model CBVG834G Adminstrators User Manual
Wireless Configuration 2-7
v1.0, February 2008
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
To configure WEP data encryption:
1. From the Wireless Settings screen, select WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 64-bit
encryption or use the default setting WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 128-bit encryption .
2. In the Authentication drop-down list, select Open System or Shared Key , or select Shared
Key .
3. If you use encryption keys, enter them. These values must be identical on all computers in
your network. There are two ways to enter the keys:
• Passphrase : Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase field, and
then click Generate. The Key1 through Key4 fields are populated with key values.
• Manual : Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F)
Select which of the four keys will be the default.
See the link to the online document “Wireless Communications:” in Appendix B for a full
explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication
standard.
4. Click Apply to save your settings.
Figure 2-2