3Com WL-575, 3CRWEASYA73 manual Syntax Wpa-pre-shared-key hex passphrase-keyvalue

Using the Command Line Interface

The MIC calculation is performed in the access point for each transmitted packet and this can impact throughput and performance. The access point supports a choice of hardware or software for MIC calculation. The performance of the access point can be improved by selecting the best method for the specific deployment.

•Using the “hardware” option provides best performance when the number of supported clients is less than 27.

•Using the “software” option provides the best performance for a large number of clients on one radio interface. Throughput may be reduced when both 802.11a and 802.11g interfaces are supporting a high number of clients simultaneously.

Example

Outdoor 11a Building to Building (if-wireless a)#mic_mode hardware Outdoor 11a Building to Building (if-wireless g)#

wpa-pre-shared-key

This command defines a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) Pre-shared-key.

Syntax

wpa-pre-shared-key <hex passphrase-key><value>

•hex - Specifies hexadecimal digits as the key input format.

•passphrase-key- Specifies an ASCII pass-phrase string as the key input format.

•value - The key string. For ASCII input, specify a string between 8 and 63 characters. For HEX input, specify exactly 64 digits.

Command Mode

Interface Configuration (Wireless-VAP)

Command Usage

•To support WPA or WPA2 for client authentication, use the auth command to specify the authentication type, and use the wpa-preshared-keycommand to specify one static key.

•If WPA or WPA2 is used with pre-shared-key mode, all wireless clients must be configured with the same pre-shared key to communicate with the access point’s VAP interface.

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