ZyXEL WAP3205 v2 User Guide - Page 60

Table 22, Client Mode: WLAN > Profile: WEP

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Chapter 7 Client Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen.. Table 22 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile: WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Setup Profile Name Enter a descriptive name for this profile. Network Enter the name of the access point to which you are connecting. Name (SSID) Security 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 WAP3205 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 Open or Shared Key from the drop-down list box. This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP key to log into the wireless network. Keep this setting at Open unless you want to force a key verification before communication between the wireless client and the ZyXEL Device occurs. ASCII Hex Select Shared Key to force the clients to provide the WEP key prior to communication. Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as WEP key. Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as a WEP key. Key 1 to Key 4 The preceding "0x", that identifies a hexadecimal key, is entered automatically. The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the WAP3205 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"). Apply Cancel You must configure at least one key, only one key can be activated at any one time. The default key is key 1. Click Apply to save your changes back to the WAP3205. Click Canel to go back to the previous screen. 60 WAP3205 User's Guide

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Chapter 7 Client Mode
WAP3205 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen..
Table 22
Client Mode: WLAN > Profile: WEP
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Wireless Setup
Profile Name
Enter a descriptive name for this profile.
Network
Name (SSID)
Enter the name of the access point to which you are connecting.
Security
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 WAP3205 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
Open
or
Shared Key
from the drop-down list box.
This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP
key to log into the wireless network. Keep this setting at
Open
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 WAP3205 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 WAP3205.
Cancel
Click
Canel
to go back to the previous screen.