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Actiontec 54 Mbps Wireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual
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Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup
128-bit
WEP -
128
-bit
WEP
requires one or more keys, comprising
13
hexadecimal
pairs. A hexadecimal digit consists of alphanumeric characters ranging from
0-9
or
A-F
. An example of a
128
-bit
WEP
key is:
3D-44-FE-6C-A1-EF-2E-D3-C4-21-74-5D-
B1
. To create a
128
-bit
WEP
key, activate Key 1 by clicking in the appropriate circle,
then enter
13
hexadecimal digit pairs in the Key text box. After activating
128
-bit
WEP
on the Router, a computer with wireless capability can join the network only
if this key is entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.
256-bit
WEP -
256
-bit
WEP
requires one or more keys, comprising
29
hexadecimal
pairs. A hexadecimal digit consists of alphanumeric characters ranging from
0-9
or
A-F
. To create a
256
-bit
WEP
key, activate Key 1 by clicking in the appropriate
circle, then enter
29
hexadecimal digit pairs in the Key text box. After activating
256
-bit
WEP
on the Router, a computer with wireless capability can join the net-
work only if this key is entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.
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Note: Not all wireless
PC
Cards support
128
- or 256-bit
WEP
.
Ensure that all
PC
Cards installed in the networked computers
support
128- or 256
-bit
WEP
before activating.
WEP+802.1x
Activating WEP+802.1x and clicking Next in the Wireless Settings screen gener-
ates the “Wireless 802.1x Security Settings” screen. This setting is for enterprise
networks only, and should be accessed by experienced information systems spe-
cialists only.
Activating WEP+802.1x and clicking Next in the Wireless Settings screen gener-
ates the “Wireless 802.1x Security Settings” screen. This setting is for enterprise
networks only, and should be accessed by experienced information systems spe-
cialists only.
To set up
WEP+802.1
x security, enter the
IP
address of the
RADIUS
server in the
“Server IP Address” text box, and the “Secret” key (for communication between
the
the
RADIUS
server and the Router) in the “Secret” text box. The “Port” and
“Group Key Interval” values should remain the same