Siemens SpeedStream 6500 Series User Manual

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6500 Series Residential Gateway User’s Guide

Configuring Advanced Features

Set the wireless security level from the “Wireless Security Configuration” window. All wireless devices
attached to the Gateway MUST have the same wireless security settings for your network to have proper
communications and security.

7. From

the

Security Mode drop-down menu, select one of the following options:

• WEP 64-bits

Wireless Equivalency Privacy. WEP security offers the same security offered by a wired LAN with
encrypted packets. This option offers 64-bit encryption, which is the least secure WEP option.
Please see the section in this document titled

Wireless Setup WEP 64-Bit Option (Advanced

Home Networking)

for more information.

• WEP 128-bits

Wireless Equivalency Privacy. WEP security offers the same security offered by a wired LAN with
encrypted packets. This option offers 128-bit encryption, which is a most secure WEP option.
Please see the section in this document titled

Wireless Setup WEP 128-Bit Option (Advanced

Home Networking)

for more information.

• WPA PSK

Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA security changes encryption keys after a specified amount of time.
This is the most secure option for wireless networks. Please see the section in this document titled

Wireless Setup WPA PSK Option (Advanced Home Networking)

for more information.

Optionally, select the Enable SSID Broadcast option so wireless users can see the existence of the
wireless Gateway with the associated SSID.