Channel
Channel assigns the frequency band at which the Gateway communicates. In the United States, use channels 1-11. (The factory default value is set to 1.)
Wireless Equivalent Privacy
Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption method used with the 802.11b standard to provide limited data security over wireless networks. The Gateway offers three levels of WEP: Off, 64-bit, and 128-bit. Qwest recommends setting up WEP to offer some security to your wireless connection.
Off
Selecting Off disables encryption. Selecting this option offers minimal protec- tion and allows any computer with wireless capability and the correct ESSID value to join the wireless network.
64-bit WEP
64-bit WEP requires four separate keys. Each key comprises five hexadecimal digit pairs. A hexadecimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character ranging from 0-9 or A-F. An example of a 64-bit WEP key is: 4E-A3-3D-68-72. To create a set of 64-bit WEP keys, enter five hexadecimal digit pairs in each Key text box (Key 1-, Key 2-, Key 3-, Key 4-). After activating 64-bit WEP on the Gateway, a computer with wireless capability can join the network only if these same keys are entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme. 64-bit WEP offers more security than Off under most circumstances
