ZyXEL Communications Corporation VMG1312T10C Manuel D’Utilisation

Chapter 6 Wireless

VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide

There are two types of WEP authentication namely, Open System (Static WEP) and Shared Key 
(Shared WEP). 

Open system is implemented for ease-of-use and when security is not an issue. The wireless station 
and the AP or peer computer do not share a secret key. Thus the wireless stations can associate 
with any AP or peer computer and listen to any transmitted data that is not encrypted.

Shared key mode involves a shared secret key to authenticate the wireless station to the AP or peer 
computer. This requires you to enable the wireless LAN security and use same settings on both the 
wireless station and the AP or peer computer. 

In order to configure and enable WEP encryption, click Network Settings > Wireless to display 
the General screen. Select Basic as the security level. Then select Static WEP or Shared WEP 
from the Security Mode list.

Wireless > General: Basic (Static WEP/Shared WEP) 

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Wireless > General: Basic (Static WEP/Shared WEP)

Security Level

Select Basic to enable WEP data encryption.

Generate password 
automatically 

Select this option to have the Device automatically generate a password. The password 
field will not be configurable when you select this option.

Password 1~4

The password (WEP key) is used to encrypt data. Both the Device and the wireless 
stations must use the same password (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"). 

WEP Encryption

Select 64-bits or 128-bits.

This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use.