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Chapter 6 Wireless LAN

NBG-418N User’s Guide

The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.

Click Network > Wireless LAN to display the General screen. Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK 
from the Security Mode list.

Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Network > Wireless LAN > General: Static WEP

Security Mode

Choose Static WEP from the drop-down list box.

WEP Encryption

Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.

Authentication 
Method

Select Auto, Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list box.

This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP key to login to the 
wireless client. Keep this setting at Auto or Open System 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 NBG-418N 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 NBG-418N.

Reset

Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.