Gateway 7001 Series User Manual

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When using WDS, be sure to configure WDS settings on both access points on the WDS 
link.

Open the Administration Web pages for MyAP1 (for example), by typing the IP address 
for MyAP1 as a URL in the Web browser address bar in the following form:

http://IPAddressOfAccessPoint

where IPAddressOfAccessPoint is the address of MyAP1.

Click 

 on MyAP1 Administration Web pages.

The MAC address for MyAP1 (the access point you are currently viewing) will show 
as the “Local Address” at the top of the page.

WEP

Specify whether you want Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption 
enabled for the WDS link.

• Enabled

• Disabled

Wired Equivalent Privacy

 (WEP) is a data encryption protocol for 802.11 

wireless networks.

Both access points on the WDS link must be configured with the same 
security settings. For static WEP, a static 64-bit (40-bit secret key + 24-bit 
initialization vector (IV)) or 128-bit (104-bit secret key + 24-bit IV) Shared 
Key for data encryption.

Key Length

If WEP is enabled, specify the length of the WEP key:

• 64 bits

• 128 bits

Key Type

If WEP is enabled, specify the WEP key type:

• ASCII

• Hex

Characters 
Required

Indicates the number of characters required in the WEP key.

The number of characters required updates automatically based on how you 
set Key Length and Key Type.

WEP Key

Type a string of characters. If you selected “ASCII”, type any combination 
of 0-9. If you selected “HEX”, type hexadecimal digits (any combination of 
0-9 and a-f or A-F). These are the RC4 encryption keys shared with the 
stations using the access point.