Quick Reference Guide

ProSafe Wireless-N VPN Firewall SRXN3205 Reference Manual
Wireless Configuration 4-11
v1.0, January 2010
Configuring WEP Security
To configure WEP data encryption on the Wireless Settings screen:
1. Click the WEP radio button in the Wireless Security Type section of the screen to enable
WEP data encryption.
When you select WEP data encryption, the WEP fields in the WEP section of the screen are
made active:
2. From the Authentication pull-down menu, select Automatic, Open System, or Shared Key
authentication.
3. From the Encryption pull-down menu, select the encryption strength: 64 bit WEP,
128 bit WEP, or 152 bit WEP.
4. Enter a word or group in any combination of 0-9, a-f, and A-F characters in the WEP
Passphrase field to automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must
be identical on all PCs and VPN firewalls in your network.
a. Select which of the four keys will be the default by clicking on the radio button next to the
WEP Key. Data transmissions are always encrypted using the default key.
b. When done, click the generate key button. The four key boxes will be automatically
populated with key values.
You can also program the four keys manually:
a. In each of the WEP Key fields, enter the number of hexadecimal characters appropriate to
the encryption strength for the key: The number of characters should be 10 for 64-bit, 26
for 128-bit, and 32 for 152-bit, in any combination of 0-9, a-f, and A-F characters.
b. Select which of the four keys will be the default by clicking on the radio button next to the
WEP Key. Data transmissions are always encrypted using the default key.
5. Click Apply to save your settings.
Note: Your wireless connection will drop when you click Apply. Reconfigure your
wireless adapter to match the new settings or access the VPN firewall from a
wired computer to make any further changes.
Note: For more information about WEP, see the “Wireless Networking Basics”
document that you can access from the link that is provided in Appendix C,
“Related Documents.”