PC Card Configuration

3)Enter up to four encryption key values.

The values for the encryption keys may to be written as either text (ASCII) strings or hexadecimal numbers. Hexadecimal values must be preceded by “0x” and are composed of the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F. Text strings cannot begin with “0x”.

The level of encryption corresponds to the length of the encryption key. Refer to the PC card documentation for the encryption levels supported by your PC card.

Encryption

Key Length

Example

Level

HEX

ASCII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40 bit

0x + 10 digits

5 characters

0xFEDCBA9876

 

 

 

 

128 bit

0x + 26 digits

13 characters

EnterasysRMBT

 

 

 

 

4)Select a transmit key. The transmit key is the encryption key used by the Ethernet Adapter to encrypt messages sent over the radio. Messages received by the radio are decrypted if they were created using any of the four keys.

5)Click on the Update and Reset Unit button. If you are configured to run in Infrastructure Mode, the Ethernet Adapter associates to the Access Point with the specified Network Name.

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Enterasys Networks Wireless Ethernet Adapter I manual Encryption Key Length Example Level, HEX Ascii