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Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624

4-10 Wireless Configuration

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Security Mode Selection

Figure 4-4: Encryption Strength

The WGU624 lets you select the following wireless security modes with the WEP Cypher Type:

• Open System. With Open Network Authentication and 64-, 128-, or 152- bit WEP data

encryption, the WGU624 performs data encryption, but does not perform any authentication.

• Shared Key. Encrypts the SSID and data. Choose the Encryption Strength (64-, 128-, or

152-bit data encryption). Manually enter the key values or enter a word or group of printable

characters in the Passphrase box. Manually entered keys are case sensitive but Passphrase

characters are not case sensitive.

Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support Passphrase key generation.

Be sure to set your wireless adapter according to the authentication scheme you choose for the

WGU624 wireless router. Please refer to “Authentication and WEP” on page D-3 for a full

explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication

standard.

Cipher Type Choices

Choose the encryption strength from the drop-down list. Please refer to “Overview of WEP

Parameters” on page D-5 for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE

802.11 wireless communication standard.

Note: The security mode is separate from the data encryption cipher type. You

can choose the Shared Key security mode, but still leave the data transmissions

unencrypted. If you require strong security, use both the Shared Key and WEP

encryption settings.

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