Cisco Systems DPC/EPC2325 DOCSIS important safety instructions Field Name Description

	How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway?
Field Name	Description
WEP Encryption	Allows you to enable data encryption to help secure the
	data that is sent over your wireless network.
	WEP 128-bit
	ƒ 128-bit or-64 bit static key data encryption can be
	selected when the network is configured to have no
	authentication.
	ƒ 128-bit static key data encryption is automatically
	selected when 802.1x network authentication is
	enabled.
	Notes:
	ƒ Static key authentication uses one of the four
	encryption keys, as defined below, to encrypt your
	data. You must manually change keys. The keys do not
	change or rotate automatically as they do with TKIP.
	ƒ 64-bit and 40-bit encryption are two different names
	for the same encryption
	ƒ 128-bit and 104-bit encryption are two different names
	for the same encryption
Shared Key	Allows you to determine is Shared Key Authentication is
Authentication	used in the network. Shared Key Authentication can be
	used when there is no other network authentication in the
	network.
	ƒ Optional - (factory default)
	Wireless clients can associate with the wireless access
	point without authentication.
	ƒ Required - Only wireless clients with a valid network
	key are allowed to associate with the access point.
802.1x Authentication	Allows you to use 802.1x authentication with WEP
	encryption (similar to when WPA or WPA2 is enabled)

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