ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide

3.3.2 Security Settings

When you configure the ZyXEL G-220 v2 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the ZyXEL G-220 v2, the screen varies according to the encryption method used by the selected network.

3.3.2.1 WEP Encryption

Figure 16 Station Mode: Security Settings: WEP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 6 Station Mode: Security Settings: WEP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Security Settings

 

 

 

WEP

Select 64 Bits, 128 Bits or 256 Bits to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the

 

related fields.

 

Select Disable to deactivate WEP encryption.

 

 

Encryption Type

Select an encryption type. Choices are SHARED and OPEN. Refer to Section 2.3

 

on page 31 for more information.

Pass Phrase

Enter a passphrase of up to 63 case-sensitive printable characters. As you enter

 

the passphrase, the ZyXEL G-220 v2 automatically generates four different WEP

 

keys and displays it in the key field below. Refer to Section 2.2.1 on page 28 for

 

more information.

 

At the time of writing, you cannot use passphrase to generate 256-bit WEP keys.

 

 

Transmit Key

Select a default WEP key to use for data encryption. The key displays in the field

 

below.

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