ZyXEL Communications ZyAIR B-500 User Manual

ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User’s Guide 

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             Wireless Security 

Security

 

Select 802.1x + Static WEP from the drop-down list. 

WEP Encryption

 

Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.   

Authentication 
Method 

Select Auto, Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list box.  
If WEP encryption is activated, the default setting is Auto.  

ASCII 

Select this option to enter ASCII characters as the WEP keys.  

Hex 

Select this option to enter hexadecimal characters as the WEP keys. 
The preceding “0x” is entered automatically.  

Key 1 to  
Key 4

 

The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the ZyAIR 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 all four keys, but only one key can be used at any one time. The 
default key is key 1.   

ReAuthentication 
Timer (in 
seconds) 

Specify how often wireless stations have to reenter usernames and passwords in 
order to stay connected. Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. The 
default time interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).  

Idle Timeout 

The ZyAIR automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired network after a 
period of inactivity. The wireless station needs to enter the username and password 
again before access to the wired network is allowed. The default time interval is 3600 
seconds (or 1 hour).