RCA 716v5 (WL) manual Broadcast Network Name, Allow New Devices, Encryption, Bits, Alphanumeric

WEP

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Chapter 5

SpeedTouch™ Web Interface

Under Security following fields are available:

Broadcast Network Name:

By default the SpeedTouch™ broadcasts its network name, allowing you to easily recognise your wireless network in the list of available networks. Once you have configured your wireless clients, it is recommended to disable this feature by clearing this check box.

Allow New Devices:

Allows you to change the access control used by the SpeedTouch™.

Encryption:

Allows you to select an encryption level for your wireless network. Following encryption methods are supported by the SpeedTouch™:

The Wired Equivalent Protocol (WEP) WPA-Pre Shared Key (WPA-PSK).

The default WEP key and the default WPA key is printed on the SpeedTouch™ bottom label.

!	Before configuring the SpeedTouch™ encryption, make sure you know
	which encryption methods are supported by your wireless client.

The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm protects wireless communication from eavesdropping.

WEP relies on a secret key that is shared between the wireless client (e.g. a laptop with a wireless ethernet card and the SpeedTouch™. The fixed secret key is used to encrypt packets before they are transmitted. I.e. during transmission between client and AP ("in the air") the information in the packets is encrypted.

If your wireless client(s) supports WPA-PSK we recommend you to use

WPA-PSK, because WEP encryption has been proven to have some security issues.

To enable WEP:

1Select Use WPA-PSK Encryption

2In the WEP Key Length list, click the desired Data Security level (either 64-bit or 128-bit and Alphanumeric or Hexadecimal).

3In the Encryption key box, type a Network key of your choice. In case of:

64 bits, Alphanumeric:

The 40-bits Network key must consist of 5 alphanumeric characters.

64 bits, Hexadecimal:

The 40-bits Network key must consist of 10 hexadecimal digits.

128 bits, Alphanumeric:

The 104-bits Network key consists of 13 alphanumeric characters.

128 bits, Hexadecimal:

The 104-bits Network key consists of 26 hexadecimal digits.

4Click Apply to immediately apply your changes.

5Configure your wireless client(s) with the same settings.

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