Hand Held Products 7900 manual WEP Mgmt Tab

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WEP Mgmt Tab

The WEP Mgmt tab enables you to set WEP parameters for each port.

Field

Description

 

 

 

 

Provide encryption

This option is selected by default. If this option is selected, the other WEP settings on this page

key dynamically

are disabled. To enter a custom WEP, de-select this option. The other fields become active.

 

 

 

 

Use key for data

Select this option to manually enter a WEP key to encrypt your data to the AP. You enter that key

encryption

in the Key field below.

 

 

 

 

Use key to

Select this option if your network does not support 802.1x authentication and you need to con-

authenticate with AP

nect to the AP without username and password authentication. The key entered below is used to

 

authenticate instead.

 

 

 

 

Key

In this field, enter the WEP key:

 

 

 

ASCII - 5 or 13 characters

 

 

 

Hexadecimal - 10 or 26 characters.

 

 

 

When the key entered is in the correct format, the screen

 

 

 

changes to display the type - ASCII or Hexadecimal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Index/Transmit

The Key Index drop-down list contains the available keys. You may enter up to four keys for

Key

reception; the Client will try all four to find one that works with the AP.

 

From the drop-down list, select the key to be used for transmission as well. If the key selected is

 

the transmit key, the Transmit key box is checked.

 

To change the transmit key, select another key and check the Transmit key box. The check box

 

of the original transmit key will be automatically de-selected.

 

 

 

 

Dolphin® 7900 Series User’s Guide

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Hand Held Products 7900 manual WEP Mgmt Tab