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Configuring Your Gateway
Table 8. WEP Options
Option Description
WEP Key Length Level of WEP encryption applied to all WEP keys. Choices are 64-bit (10 hex digits) and 128-bit (26
hex digits).
WEP Key 1 – WEP Key 3 Fields for entering up to three WEP keys manually. Alternatively, you can have the Generate Keys
button to generate these keys automatically.
Default WEP Key Specifies which of the three WEP keys the Gateway is to use.
Authentication Authentication used. Choices are:
• Open System = clients can only associate to the wireless access point using Open Option.
• Shared Key = all wireless stations share the same secret key.
• Automatic = clients can associate to the wireless access point using Open System or Shared Key.
Passphrase A sequence of words or text that can be used to automatically generate WEP keys. A passphrase
can consist of from 8 to 63 ASCII characters. You can use upper-case, lower-case, and numeric
characters to form your passphrase. A Generate Keys button next to this field lets the Gateway
generate a passphrase based on the characters typed in this field.
Figure 21. WPA-Personal Options
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