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Chapter 13 Configure DMP Wi-Fi Settings

Concepts

ASCII Passphrases and Hexadecimal Keys for WEP

Tip You can ignore this topic if your Wi-Fi network uses WPA and not WEP.

	Many Wi-Fi access points (wireless routers) accept only a hexadecimal passphrase for WEP-64 and
	WEP-128. And yet, DMPs accept only an ASCII passphrase for WEP. For this reason, it might be
	necessary at times to translate your WEP passphrase from ASCII to hexadecimal.
Note	Many third-party converters are available. We do not offer any Cisco converter for this purpose.
	The typical workflow is as follows.

1.Pick an ASCII passphrase. For example, PassphraseWEP128.

2.Convert your string of ASCII characters to the hexadecimal key or keys for your network.

•WEP-64 uses four short hexadecimal keys.

•WEP-128 uses one long hexadecimal key.

3.Configure your DMP to use the ASCII from which you derived the hexadecimal.

4.Configure your wireless router to use the appropriate hexadecimal key or keys.

Related Topics

•Establish a Wireless Network Connection (802.11), page 13-6

Workflow

It is not necessary, useful, or correct to restart a DMP immediately after you define its Wi-Fi settings. Instead, the typical workflow is as follows.

1.Define

Wi-Fi settings1.

2.Save Wi-Fi settings.

3.Apply Wi-Fi settings.

a.Use DMPDM to restart DMP.

b.Immediately unplug DMP Ethernet cable.

OR

a.Unplug DMP power cord.

b.Unplug DMP Ethernet cable.

c.Plug in the DMP power cord.

4.Get WLAN IP address.

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