ZyXEL Communications G-470, User Manual

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G-470 User’s Guide
Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 63
Figure 32 Wireless Security: WEP
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 11 Wireless Security: WEP
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Encryption Method Select WEP if you want to configure WEP encryption parameters.
Authentication Type Select Open or Shared from the drop-down list box.
Data Encryption Select 64 bit WEP or 128 bit WEP to enable data encryption.
Passphrase With 64-bit or 128-bit WEP, you can enter a “passphrase” (password phrase) of
up to 32 case-sensitive printable characters and click Generate to have the
device create four different WEP keys.
Generate After you enter the passphrase, click Generate to have the device generate
four different WEP keys automatically.
Key 1 to Key 4 If you want to manually set the WEP keys, enter the WEP key in the field
provided.
Select a WEP key to use for data encryption.
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the device and the wireless
stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you chose
64 bit WEP , then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal
characters ("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose
128 bit WEP , then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal
characters ("0-9", "A-F").
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the device.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.