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Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
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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
Encryption
Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.
Authenticatio
n Method
This field is activated when you select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP in the
WEP 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.