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Wireless DSL Gateway User Manual
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Chapter 4
Configuring Wireless Settings
This generates the “Wireless Advanced Settings” screen. In this screen, the security of
the wireless network can be activated and fortified.
Wireless Security
The first section of the Wireless Advanced Settings screen involves wireless security
(securing wireless traffic as it transmits through the air). The Gateway offers three
types of wireless security: WEP, WEP+802.1x, and WPA.
WEP
Selecting
WEP
in the Wireless Advanced Settings screen generates the “
WEP
Key”
screen. Here, the authentication type, encryption level, and WEP keys are entered
to activate
WEP
(Wired Equivalent Privacy) security encryption for the wireless
network.
Authentication Type -
There are three authentication types: Open, Shared, and
Both. Open authenticaton allows any wireless-enabled device to recognize the
network, even if the
WEP
key is invalid. Shared allows only wireless-enabled
devices with the correct
WEP
key to recognize the network.
64-bit
WEP
-
64-bit
WEP
requires one or more keys, each key comprising
five
hexa-
decimal pairs. One key (Key 1) is automatically generated by the Gateway at startup,
based on the Gateway’s
MAC
address. This key is also displayed on a sticker on the
bottom of the Gateway. A hexadecimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character
ranging from
0
-
9
or
A-F
. An example of a 64-bit
WEP
key is: 4
E-A
3
-
3
D-
68
-
72. To
create a new set of 64-bit
WEP
keys, activate one or more keys by clicking in the
appropriate circles, then enter five hexadecimal digit pairs in each activated
Key
text
box (
Key 1-
,
Key 2-
,
Key 3-
,
Key 4-
). After activating 64-bit
WEP
, a computer with
wireless capability can join the network only if these same keys are entered in the
computer’s wireless encryption scheme.
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