Configuring Your Gateway
Table 7. Wireless Encryption Settings Menu Options Option Description
SSID Network name of the of the primary wireless carrier. This field usually is predefined and cannot be
changed by users.
Security Mode Selects the security mode used to protect transmissions across the wireless network.
• None = no security is used over the wireless network.
• WEP = Wired Equivalency Privacy encryption is used over the wireless network. Select this option
if your wireless adapters support WEP but not WPA-Personal. WEP provides basic security, but is
not as secure as WPA-Personal. If you select WEP, select the options in Figure 20 and Table 8.
• WPA-Personal = select this option if your wireless adapters support WPA-Personal. This
encryption method is superior to WEP and offers two cipher types, TKIP and AES, with dynamic
encryption keys. If you select WPA-Personal, select the options in Figure 21 and Table 9. (default)
Figure 20. WEP Options 37
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