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Security Setup Wizard
WPA2/WPA with pre-shared key (PSK)
WPA
is a more advanced procedure than WEP for protecting wireless networks. Dynamic
keys, based on TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol), offer increased security. The new
standard WPA2 uses
AES
(Advanced Encryption Standard) for encryption.
WPA-PSK
is a special WPA mode for private users and users in small companies without
their own authentication server. After a certain period of time (
Rekey interval
), encryp-
tion keys are automatically generated with the pre-shared key, automatically changed
("rekeying") and authenticated between the devices.
This page shows the preset encryption settings.
ì
If you do not want to change the encryption settings, click on
Next >
.
If you yo want to change the pre-shared key:
ì
Select
WPA2-PSK
if WPA2 is supported by all components in the wireless network.
ì
Select
WPA-PSK
only if WPA is supported by all components in the wireless network.
ì
Select
WPA2-PSK / WPA-PSK
if only some components in the wireless network sup-
port WPA.
ì
Enter a key of your choice in the
Pre-shared key
field (min. 8 to max. 63 characters)
and confirm it by repeating the entry. You must set up the same pre-shared key for
all wirelessly connected PCs. Use a combination of letters, digits and special charac-
ters.
Note:
Every PC (network adapter) that requires access to a WPA-protected wireless network
must also support WPA. Information about this can be found in the operating manual
for your network adapter.
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ì
By clicking the
Unmask
button, a message showing the pre-shared key is output in
readable characters.
ì
To go to the next step, click
Next >
WEP encryption
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is an encryption for radio signals in wireless networks
and meets the IEEE 802.11 standard.
If you transmit data wirelessly and not all components in your wireless network support
the higher security standard WPA (page 56), we recommend that you activate
WEP
Encryption
.
WEP encryption and WPS registration cannot be used together in a wireless network.
You can choose either the standard 64-bit key or the more robust 128-bit key. The keys
are generated in hexadecimal or in ASCII format. You must use the same keys for encryp-
tion and decryption for the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl and all your wireless network
adapters.
ì
Select the
Key length
: 64 bits or 128 bits.
ì
Select the
Input type
, i.e. whether the key is to be entered manually or generated
automatically by means of a
Passphrase
.
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Manual key entry
ì
Select the
Key type
,
Hex
or
ASCII
.
If you select
Hex
as the key type you can use the characters
0
to
9
and
A
to
F
.
With a 64-bit encryption depth, the key is 10 characters long.
With a 128-bit encryption depth, the key is 26 characters long.
If you select
ASCII
as the key type, you can use the characters
0
to
9
,
A
to
Z
,
a
to
z
plus the special characters in the ASCII character set.
With a 64-bit encryption depth, the key is 5 characters long.
With a 128-bit encryption depth, the key is 13 characters long.
ì
Confirm the key by entering it again in the
Confirm key
field.
Generating a key by means of a Passphrase
ì
Enter a
Passphrase
(up to 32 characters) and confirm it by entering it again. The key
is generated automatically.
ì
To go to the next step, click
Next >
Note:
u
It is very
important
that you make a note of the key or passphrase. You will need
this information to configure the wireless network adapters properly.
u
You have to change the WEP encryption in the wireless network adapters for the
connected PCs in the same way, otherwise they will not be given access to the
Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl wireless network.
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Security Setup Wizard
Access control within the wireless network
In this step you can specify which PCs will have wireless access to the Gigaset SX763
WLAN dsl and hence to the LAN. Access control is based on the
MAC address
of the PC
network adapters. You can enter the MAC addresses for the PCs manually or select these
from the list of PCs that are currently logged in.
Access control is disabled by default. This means that all PCs that use the correct
SSID
can be logged in.
ì
Next to the
MAC address filter
, select
On
to activate the MAC filter.
Entering MAC addresses manually
ì
Enter the MAC address of the network adapter. You will find this address on the
underside of the device.
ì
Enter the name of the PC.
ì
Click the
Add
button to add the entry to the list.
Selecting from the list of logged-in PCs
ì
Select the required PC from the
Known wireless clients
list. All PCs that were
already entered manually on the router with the MAC address are displayed.
ì
Click the
Add
button to add the selected PC to the list.
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To go to the next step, click
Next >
Note:
If you activate MAC access control, you must at least add the PC on which you are con-
figuring the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl to the list. Otherwise, you will have no access
to the user interface and will receive an appropriate error message.
WPS registration is only possible for PCs in the list if you have activated MAC access
control.
If you have inadvertently denied all PCs access to the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl, you
have two options:
u
You can completely reset the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl (page 27).
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You can connect a PC to the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl using one of the LAN con-
nections (by cable). As MAC access control only affects PCs that are connected
wirelessly, you can use this PC to change the configuration.

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