ZyXEL Communications NBG-419N User Manual

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Chapter 9 WISP Mode

NBG-419N User’s Guide

Security
Mode

Select Static WEP to enable data encryption.

PassPhrase

Enter a Passphrase (up to 26 printable characters) and click Generate.

A passphrase functions like a password. In WEP security mode, it is

further converted by the NBG-419N into a complicated string that

is referred to as the “key”. This key is requested from all devices

wishing to connect to a wireless network.

WEP
Encryption

Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP.

This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to
use.

Authenticatio
n Method

Select Auto 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 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.

Key 1 to Key
4

The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the NBG-419N 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").

You must configure at least one key, only one key can be activated at any
one time. The default key is key 1.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-419N.

Reset

Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

Table 32 WEP (WISP)

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