Ruckus Wireless 2825, 2111 manual Configuring WPA, WEP Configuration Settings

Configuring the 2825

	Table 14—WEP Configuration Settings
Field		Description
Authentication Mode		Choices are:
		• Open: No security measure is enforced.
		• Shared Key: The selected Default Shared Key is used.
		• Auto: Automatically-selected authentication mode. oices are:
Encryption Strength		• 64 bit: Specify the key with 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII
		characters.
		• 128 bit: Specify the key with 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII
		characters. The 128-bit crypto is stronger privacy protection
		for your network and is recommended if you use WEP.
Key Entry Method		Hexadecimal: The encryption key only accepts hexadecimal
		characters (0-9, A-F).
		ASCII Text: The encryption key accepts ASCII characters.
Passphrase		This assists in automatic key generation. Enter some text and click the
		Generate button. The system will generate the WEP key
		automatically. You may specify a passphrase up to 32 characters.
		Please note that the algorithm used for key generation may vary from
		system to system. Checking the WEP keys used between wireless
		stations and the AP is recommended.
WEP Key		Enter the key manually according to the Key Entry Method and
		Encryption Strength settings.

4.When you are finished, click Update Settings.

Configuring WPA

WPA PSK configuration menu allows automatic key generation based on a single passphrase. WPA-PSK provides very strong security, but may not be supported on older wireless systems (in some cases, the older wireless systems can be upgraded with the newer adapters to support WPA-PSK).

If you configure the 2825 with WPA-PSK, the other devices in the network will not connect unless they, too are set to WPA-PSK, and are configured with the same passphrase.

Figure 16 shows the WPA-PSK window.

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