ZyXEL Communications AMG1302 User Manual

 Chapter 7 Wireless LAN

AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries User’s Guide

In order to configure and enable WEP encryption, click Network Setting > Wireless to display the 
General screen, then select Basic as the security level.

Wireless > General: Basic (WEP) 

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

The WPA-PSK security mode provides both improved data encryption and user authentication over 
WEP. Using a Pre-Shared Key (PSK), both the AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries and the connecting 
client share a common password in order to validate the connection. This type of encryption, while 
robust, is not as strong as WPA, WPA2 or even WPA2-PSK. The WPA2-PSK security mode is a 
newer, more robust version of the WPA encryption standard. It offers slightly better security, 
although the use of PSK makes it less robust than it could be. 

Wireless > General: Basic (WEP)

Security Level

Select Basic to enable WEP data encryption.

Generate 
password 
automatically 

Select this option to have the AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries automatically generate a 
password. The password field will not be configurable when you select this option.

Password

The password (WEP key) are used to encrypt data. Both the AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries 
and the wireless stations must use the same password (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"). 

WEP Encryption

Select 64-bits or 128-bits.

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