Field

Description

 

 

WEP

Specify whether you want Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption

 

enabled for the WDS link.

 

• Enabled

 

• Disabled

 

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a data encryption protocol for 802.11

 

wireless networks.

 

Both access points on the WDS link must be configured with the same

 

security settings. For static WEP, a static 64-bit (40-bit secret key + 24-bit

 

initialization vector (IV)) or 128-bit (104-bit secret key + 24-bit IV) Shared

 

Key for data encryption.

 

 

Key Length

If WEP is enabled, specify the length of the WEP key:

 

• 64 bits

 

• 128 bits

 

 

Key Type

If WEP is enabled, specify the WEP key type:

 

• ASCII

 

• Hex

 

 

Characters

Indicates the number of characters required in the WEP key.

Required

The number of characters required updates automatically based on how you

 

 

set Key Length and Key Type.

 

 

WEP Key

Type a string of characters. If you selected “ASCII”, type any combination

 

of 0-9. If you selected “HEX”, type hexadecimal digits (any combination of

 

0-9 and a-f or A-F). These are the RC4 encryption keys shared with the

 

stations using the access point.

 

 

Example of configuring a WDS link

When using WDS, be sure to configure WDS settings on both access points on the WDS link.

To create a WDS link between a pair of access points:

1 Open the Administration Web pages for MyAP1 (for example), by typing the IP address for MyAP1 as a URL in the Web browser address bar in the following form:

http://IPAddressOfAccessPoint

where IPAddressOfAccessPoint is the address of MyAP1.

2 Click WDS on MyAP1 Administration Web pages.

The MAC address for MyAP1 (the access point you are currently viewing) will show as the “Local Address” at the top of the page.

www.gateway.com

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