ZyXEL Communications G-170S, User Manual

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ZyXEL G-170S User’s Guide
Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 37
3.2.2.1 WEP Encryption
Figure 15 Security Settings: WEP
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 6 Security Settings: WEP
LABEL DESCRIPTION
WEP Select 64 Bits , 128 Bits or 152 Bits to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the
related fields.
Authentication
Type
Select an authentication type. Choices are Auto Switch , Open and Shared . Refer
to Section 2.3 on page 31 for more information.
Pass Phrase Enter a passphrase of up to 63 case-sensitive printable characters. As you enter
the passphrase, the G-170S automatically generates four different WEP keys and
displays it in the key field below. Refer to Section 2.2.1 on page 28 for more
information.
At the time of writing, you cannot use passphrase to generate 152-bit WEP keys.
Transmit Key Select a default WEP key to use for data encryption. The key displays in the field
below.