ZyXEL G-170S User’s Guide

3.2.2.1 WEP Encryption

Figure 15 Security Settings: WEP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 6 Security Settings: WEP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

WEP

Select 64 Bits, 128 Bits or 152 Bits to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the

 

related fields.

Authentication

Select an authentication type. Choices are Auto Switch, Open and Shared. Refer

Type

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 G-170S 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 152-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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