"Authentication Type" greyed out in Advanced Wireless Settings (WRT54G)

I wish to change my Authentication Type from Auto to Shared Key in my Wireless -> Advanced Wireless Settings section of my web-based admin utility. However, it's been greyed out for some reason.
I understand that the Shared Key mode is more secure than the Auto mode, therefore I wish to change it. Would anyone happen to know as to why this would be greyed out like this and how I can fix it so that I can have access to the options? I'm using WRT54G V.6 with firmware v.1.01.1 (the latest one from linksys). TIA.

I think I figured it out. I'm currently using WPA Personal mode and as I understand it, only WEP mode applies to whether you're using an Open System or Shared Key. Can someone please confirm this for me? TIA.

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