Cisco Systems DPC3825, EPC3825 Wireless Security Page Description, Wep, Field Descriptions

Configure Wireless Settings

	Wireless Security Page Description
	Use the following table to configure the wireless security for the residential gateway.
	After you make your selections, click Save Settings to apply your changes or Cancel
	Changes to cancel.
Section	Field Description
Wireless	Wireless Security Mode
Security	Choose one of these options for the security mode:
	WEP
	Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security mode is defined in the original IEEE 802.11 standard.
	This mode is no longer recommended because of its weak security protection. Users are urged
	to migrate to either WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal.

Field Descriptions

Encryption. Select a level of WEP encryption, 40 / 64 bits (10 hex digits) or 104 / 128 bits (26 hex digits).

Wireless Passphrase. To complete your wireless security setup, you should choose a wireless passphrase that is easy for you to remember and hard for anyone else to guess. The first time you connect a new wireless device to this network you may need to enter this passphrase into the appropriate setup section in the connected device. To improve your network security, do not give out this passphrase to unauthorized uses. Please enter a phrase of letters and/or numbers from 4 to 24 digits long. Then, click Generate to create the Passphrase.

Key 1-4. If you want to manually enter WEP keys, then complete the fields provided. Each WEP key can consist of the letters A through F and the numbers 0 through 9. It should be 10 characters in length for 40/64-bit encryption or 26 characters in length for 104/128-bit encryption.

TX Key. Choose a Transmit (TX) Key from 1 to 4. The TX key is the key that will be used to encrypt your data. Although four keys can be created, only one key is used for encrypting data. Select one of the four keys for WEP encryption. Use the selected TX key to set up your wireless clients.

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