ZyXEL G-1000 v2 User’s Guide

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

Table 18 Wireless: Static WEP Encryption

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Security Mode

Choose Static WEP from the drop-down list box.

 

 

Passphrase

You can generate or manually enter a WEP key by either:

 

Entering a Passphrase (up to 32 printable characters) and clicking Generate. The G-

 

1000 v2 automatically generates a WEP key.

 

Or

 

Entering a manual key in a Key field and selecting ASCII or Hex WEP key input

 

method.

WEP

Select 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP or 256-bit WEP to allow data encryption.

Encryption

 

Authentication

Select Auto, Open System or Shared Key.

Method

 

ASCII

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

HEX

Select this option to enter hexadecimal characters as the WEP keys.

 

The preceding “0x” is entered automatically.

Key 1 to Key 4

The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the G-1000 v2 and the wireless stations

 

must use the same WEP key for data transmission.

 

If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal

 

characters ("0-9", "A-F").

 

If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal

 

characters ("0-9", "A-F").

 

If you chose 256-bit WEP, then enter 29 ASCII characters or 58 hexadecimal

 

characters ("0-9", "A-F").

 

You must configure all four keys, but only one key can be activated at any one time.

 

The default key is key 1.

WEP

 

Encryption

 

WEP Key

The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the G-1000 v2 and the wireless stations

 

must use the same WEP key for data transmission.

 

If you want to manually set the WEP key, enter any 5, 13 or 29 characters (ASCII

 

string) or 10, 26 or 58 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") for a 64-bit, 128-bit or

 

256-bit WEP key respectively.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the G-1000 v2.

Reset

Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

 

 

4.4.4 WPA(2)-PSK

In order to configure and enable WPA(2)-PSK authentication; click Network > Wireless LAN to display the General screen. Select WPA-PSKor WPA2-PSKfrom the Security Mode list.

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