ZyXEL Communications Draft 802.11n Wireless CardBus Card User Manual

ZyXEL NWD-170N User’s Guide

Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration

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When you configure the NWD-170N to connect to a network with wireless security activated 
and the security settings are disabled on the NWD-170N, the screen varies according to the 
encryption method used by the selected network.

Figure 22   Security Setting: WEP  

The following table describes the labels in this screen.  

Table 8   Security Setting: WEP 

Security Settings

WEP

Select 64 Bits, 128 Bits or 152 Bits to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the 

related fields.

Encryption Type

Select an authentication method. Choices are Open, Shared and Auto Switch.
Refer to 

 for more information.

Pass Phrase

Enter a passphrase of up to 63 case-sensitive printable characters. As you enter 

the passphrase, the NWD-170N automatically generates four different WEP keys 

and displays it in the key field below. Refer to 

 for 

more information.

Transmit Key

Select a default WEP key to use for data encryption. The key displays in the field 

below.