3Com WL-560 manual No Security Open System, 40/64-bit Shared Key WEP

Using the Configuration Management System 35

Changing Wireless Under System Configuration, click Wireless Security. The Wireless Security Security Settings Settings page appears, where you can select the type of security to be

used on the Bridge.

The Bridge can be configured to support three types of data encryption: WEP, TKIP, and AES. After selecting a data encryption type, you can select an authentication type.

The following sections describe the settings. To maintain wireless association, the settings on clients and the access points they associate with (or other members of an ad-hoc network) must match exactly.

No Security (Open System)

No encryption is used. The network communications could be intercepted by unintended recipients.

40/64-bit Shared Key (WEP)

This option encrypts the wireless transmissions to protect data, but still allows communication among compatible wireless LAN clients and access points from third-party manufacturers that are Wi-Fi certified.

This type of security requires you to set up encryption in one of the following ways:

■String—For use only with other 3Com 11a/b/g wireless devices, an encryption string is a case-sensitive string of characters between 6 and 30 characters long. To enter the string, select Enter a string to generate shared keys. Then type any combination of letters and numbers in the space provided and select Apply.

■Shared keys—Hexadecimal keys are sequences of hexadecimal digits arranged into four keys. A hexadecimal digit may be a letter from

A to F or a number from 0 to 9. This type of encryption is compatible with equipment from other manufacturers that use Wi-Fi certified 40-bit encryption. To enter the keys, select Specify shared keys and which to use. In the shared keys window, enter all the keys in the provided spaces, then select a radio button in the Selected Key column to specify which key to use and select Apply.