ZyXEL Communications wireless n gigabit netusb router User Manual

Chapter 11 Universal Repeater Mode

NBG4615 User’s Guide

Universal Repeater Mode: Wireless LAN > Universal Repeater: Static WEP

The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

Universal Repeater Mode: Wireless LAN > Universal Repeater: Static WEP

Universal Repeater Parameters 

Enable 

Select this option to have the NBG4615 connect to the specified access point.

SSID

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

MAC Address 
(Optional)

Enter the MAC address of the access point to which you are connecting.

Security Mode

Select Static WEP if the access point to which you want to connect uses WEP 
data encryption.

Encryption Type

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 
NBG4615 occurs. 

Select Shared Key to force the clients to provide the WEP key prior to 
communication. 

WEP Key Title

WEPKey Default  Select a default WEP key to use for data encryption.

WEP Key 1 ~ 
WEP Key 4

The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the NBG4615 and the access point 
must use the same WEP key for data transmission.

If you chose HEX, enter 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters in the range of "A-F", 
"a-f" and "0-9" (for example, 11AA22BB33) for a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key 
respectively.

If you chose ASCII, enter any 5 or 13 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging 
from "a-z", "A-Z" and "0-9" (for example, MyKey) for a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key 
respectively. 

You must configure at least one key, only one key can be activated at any one 
time.