Chapter 5 Configuring Advanced Settings
WEP
Activating WEP and clicking Next in the Wireless Settings screen generates the “WEP Key” screen. Here, the authentication type, encryption level, and WEP keys are entered to activate WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) security encryption for the wireless network.
Authentication Type There are three authentication types: Open, Shared, and Both. Open authentication allows any wireless-enabled device to recognize the Modem, if the correct WEP key is enabled on the device. Shared allows only wireless-enabled devices with the correct WEP key and Shared key to recognize the Modem. Selecting Both enables both Open and Shared authentication types.
64-bit WEP 64-bit WEP requires one key, comprising five hexadecimal digit pairs. A hexadecimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character ranging from 0-9or A-F. An example of a 64-bit WEP key is: 4E-A3-3D-68-72. To create a 64-bit WEP key, activate one of the four keys by clicking in the appropriate circle, then enter five hexadecimal digit pairs in the Key text box. After activating 64-bit WEP on the Modem, a computer with wireless capability can join the network only if this same key is entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.
128-bitWEP 128-bitWEP requires one key, comprising 13 hexadecimal pairs. A hexadecimal digit consists of alphanumeric characters ranging from 0-9 or A-F. An example of a 128-bitWEP key is: 3D-44-FE-6C-A1-EF-2E-D3-C4-21-74-5D-B1. To create a 128-bitWEP key, activate Key 1 by clicking in the appropriate circle, then enter 13 hexadecimal digit pairs in the Key text box. After activating 128-bitWEP on the Modem, a computer with wireless capability can join the network only if this key is entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.
