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Actiontec 54 Mbps Wireless DSL Gateway User Manual

Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup

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

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

hexadecimal 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 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 on the

Gateway, a computer with wireless capability can join the network only if these

same keys are entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.

128-bit WEP - 128-bit WEP requires one or more keys, comprising 13 hexadecimal

pairs. A hexadecimal digit consists of alphanumeric characters ranging from 0-9

or A-F. An example of a 128-bit WEP key is: 3D-44-FE-6C-A1-EF-2E-D3-C4-21-

74-5D-B1. To create a 128-bit WEP key, activate Key 1 by clicking in the appropri-

ate circle, then enter 13 hexadecimal digit pairs in the Key text box. After activating

128-bit WEP on the Gateway, a computer with wireless capability can join the net-

work only if this key is entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.