ZyXEL Communications WAP3205 User Manual

Chapter 7 Client Mode

WAP3205 User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen..

Table 22   Client Mode: WLAN > Profile: WEP

Wireless Setup
Profile Name

Enter a descriptive name for this profile.

Network 
Name (SSID)

Enter the name of the access point to which you are connecting.

Security
Security 
Mode

Select Static WEP to enable data encryption.

PassPhrase

Enter a Passphrase (up to 26 printable characters) and click Generate. 

A passphrase functions like a password. In WEP security mode, it is 

further converted by the WAP3205 into a complicated string that is 

referred to as the “key”. This key is requested from all devices 

wishing to connect to a wireless network.

WEP 
Encryption

Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP.

This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to 
use.

Authenticatio
n Method

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

This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP 
key to log into the wireless network. Keep this setting at Open 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 WAP3205 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 WAP3205.

Cancel

Click Canel to go back to the previous screen.