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Chapter 6 Advanced Setup
Security
There are four wireless security options: Off, WEP, WEP+802.1x, and WPA. The
latter three options are different types of wireless security.
Off
Selecting Off disables wireless security. Selecting this option allows any computer
with wireless capability and the correct ESSID value to join the wireless network.
WEP
Selecting the security option “WEP” in the Wireless 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 authentication allows any wireless-enabled device to recognize the
Gateway, if the correct WEP key is enabled on the device. Shared allows only
wireless-enabled devices with the correct WEP key and Shared key to recognize
the Gateway. Selecting Both enables both Open and Shared authentication types.
64-bit WEP - 64-bit WEP requires one key, comprising five hexadecimal digit pairs.
A hexadecimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character ranging from 0-9 or
A-F. An example of a 64-bit WEP key is: 4E-A3-3D-68-72. To create a 64-bit WEP
key, activate one of the four keys by clicking in the appropriate circle, then enter
five hexadecimal digit pairs in the Key text box. After activating 64-bit WEP on
the Gateway, a computer with wireless capability can join the network only if
this same key is entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.
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