Chapter 7 Wireless LAN

In order to configure and enable WEP encryption; click Network > Wireless LAN to display the General screen. Select Static WEP from the Security Mode list.

Figure 44 Network > Wireless LAN > General: Static WEP

The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.

Table 26 Network > Wireless LAN > General: Static WEP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WEP

Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.

Encryption

 

 

 

Authentication

This field is activated when you select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP in the WEP

Method

Encryption field.

 

Select Auto, Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list box.

 

This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP key to login

 

to the wireless client. Keep this setting at Auto or Open System unless you want

 

to force a key verification before communication between the wireless client and the

 

ZyXEL Device occurs. Select Shared Key to force the clients to provide the WEP

 

key prior to communication.

 

 

ASCII

Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as WEP key.

 

 

Hex

Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as a WEP key.

 

The preceding "0x", that identifies a hexadecimal key, is entered automatically.

 

 

 

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