Quick Start Guide

Entering the Encryption Keys You can decline to enter an encryption string and instead manually enter the WEP keys. To manually enter the WEP keys in hexadecimal notation, follow these steps:

1In the Network / Security tab of the Wireless Bridge Configuration screen, select either 128-bit Shared Key or 40-bit Shared Key from the Security setting list.

2Click Encryption Key Settings.

The appropriate Encryption Key Settings screen appears.

3Select Specify Encryption Keys.

4Enter the key settings.

You must enter settings for all four keys. All four keys must be entered in precisely the same hexadecimal notation for all the wireless bridges you are configuring for your network.

5Click one of the radio buttons to select the transmit key to use.

6Click OK when finished.

Setting Network Transmission Options

The Options tab of the Wireless Bridge Configuration screen lets you set values for the following options:

Transmit rate settings — Control the rates at which the wireless bridge makes physical layer transmissions.

Medium reservation — Controls the 802.11 Request to Send/Clear to Send (RTS/CTS) mechanism

Channel — Controls the radio frequency

Refer to the user guide for descriptions of the network transmission options.

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3Com 3CRWE90096A quick start Setting Network Transmission Options, Select Specify Encryption Keys