ZyXEL Communications 802.11b/g/n poe access point User Manual

Chapter 7 Wireless Security Screen

NWA1100-N User’s Guide

This screen varies depending on whether you select Access Point, Multi SSID or Wireless Client 
in the Wireless > Wireless Settings screen.

Use this screen to use 802.1x authentication with a static WEP key for your NWA that is in Access 
Point or Multi SSID operating mode. Select 802.1X-Static64, 802.1X-Static128, or 802.1X-
Static152 in the Security Mode field to display the following screen.

Security: 802.1x + Static WEP (AP mode)

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Security: 802.1x + Static WEP (AP mode)

Security Settings

Profile Name

This is the name that identifying this profile.

Security Mode

Choose 802.1X-Static64, 802.1X-Static128, or 802.1X-Static152 in this field.

Passphrase

Enter the passphrase or string of text used for automatic WEP key generation. 

Generate

Click this to get the keys from the Passphrase you entered.

Key 1 to Key 4

If you chose 802.1X-Static64, then enter any 5 characters (ASCII string) or 10 
hexadecimal characters  ("0-9", "A-F").

If you chose 802.1X-Static128, then enter 13 characters (ASCII string) or 26 
hexadecimal characters  ("0-9", "A-F").

If you chose 802.1X-Static152, then enter 16 characters (ASCII string) or 32 
hexadecimal characters  ("0-9", "A-F").

There are four data encryption keys to secure your data from eavesdropping by 
unauthorized wireless users. The values for the keys must be set up exactly the same on 
the access points as they are on the wireless clients.