ZyXEL Communications ZyAIR G-110 User Manual
ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide
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Using the ZyAIR Utility
Figure 2-10 Wireless LAN Security Levels
Configure the wireless LAN security using the Security Configuration screen. If you do not enable any
wireless security on your ZyAIR, communication between the ZyAIR and the wired network is accessible
to any wireless networking device that is in the coverage area.
wireless security on your ZyAIR, communication between the ZyAIR and the wired network is accessible
to any wireless networking device that is in the coverage area.
Make sure the security settings are the same on the ZyAIR and the intermediary
AP and/or your network security server device.
2.8.1 Data Encryption with WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption scrambles all communication transmitted between the ZyAIR
and the AP or other wireless stations to keep network communications private. Both the wireless stations
and the access points must use the same WEP key for data encryption and decryption.
There are two ways to create WEP keys in your ZyAIR.
and the AP or other wireless stations to keep network communications private. Both the wireless stations
and the access points must use the same WEP key for data encryption and decryption.
There are two ways to create WEP keys in your ZyAIR.
• Automatic WEP key generation based on a “password phrase” called a passphrase. The passphrase
is case sensitive and only available when you select the HEX key type. You must use the same
passphrase for all WLAN adapters with this feature in the same WLAN.
For WLAN adapters without the passphrase feature, you can still take advantage of this feature by
writing down the four automatically generated WEP keys from the Security Configuration
screen of the ZyAIR Utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the other WLAN
adapter(s).
passphrase for all WLAN adapters with this feature in the same WLAN.
For WLAN adapters without the passphrase feature, you can still take advantage of this feature by
writing down the four automatically generated WEP keys from the Security Configuration
screen of the ZyAIR Utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the other WLAN
adapter(s).
• Enter the WEP keys manually.
Your ZyAIR allows you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys. You must enter four keys but
only one key is used as the default key at any one time.
only one key is used as the default key at any one time.