Configuration with Advanced Setup

Setting the Encryption

If you are sending sensitive data over wireless channels, we recommend that you activate WEP-Encryptionon your wireless network components.

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protects data transmitted between i wireless nodes. However WEP does not protect transmission on your

wired network or over the Internet.

To activate WEP encryption on your wireless network components:

1.Activate Web encryption on your Gigaset SE105 dsl/cable and generate a 64- or 128-bit key Make a note of the generated key.

2.Activate Web encryption on wireless network adapters and enter the generated 64- or 128-bit key.

You can choose either the standard 64-bit key or the more robust 128-bit key for encryption. The keys are generated in hexadecimal format. You have to use the same keys for encryption and decryption for the Gigaset Router and all your wireless network adapters.

Keys can be generated automatically. You can also enter them manually. For automatic 64-bit encryption, you enter a passphrase that is used to generate four keys. For automatic 128-bit encryption, a single key is generated from the passphrase.

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You will find a detailed example of how to set WEP encryption in "Practical

Tips and Configuration Examples" on the supplied CD.

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