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ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User’s Guide

Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 35

This type of security does not protect the information that is sent in the wireless network.

Furthermore, there are ways for unauthorized wireless devices to get the MAC address of an

authorized device. Then, they can use that MAC address to access the wireless network.

3.2.3 User Authentication and Encryption

You can make every user log in to the wireless network before they can use it. This is called

user authentication. However, every wireless client in the wireless network has to support

IEEE 802.1x to do this.

Wireless networks can use encryption to protect the information that is sent in the wireless

network. Encryption is like a secret code. If you do not know the secret code, you cannot

understand the message.

3.2.3.1 WEP

3.2.3.1.1 Data Encryption

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption scrambles all data packets transmitted between

the AG-225H v2 and the AP or other wireless stations to keep network communications

private. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key for data

encryption and decryption.

There are two ways to create WEP keys in your AG-225H v2.

• Automatic WEP key generation based on a “password phrase” called a passphrase. The

passphrase is case sensitive. You must use the same passphrase for all WLAN adapters

with this feature in the same WLAN.

For WLAN adapters without the passphrase feature, you can still take advantage of this

feature by writing down the four automatically generated WEP keys from the Security

Settings screen of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the

other WLAN adapter(s).

• Enter the WEP keys manually.

Your AG-225H v2 allows you to configure up to four 64-bit, 128-bit or 256-bit WEP keys

and only one key is used as the default key at any one time.

3.2.3.1.2 Authentication Type

The IEEE 802.11b/g standard describes a simple authentication method between the wireless

stations and AP. Two authentication types are defined: Open and Shared.

• Open mode 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.

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