Table 4.3

802.11 Configuration Parameters (2 of 4)

Item

 

Description

 

 

 

Open System

 

(No authentication) Select this authentication method if your

 

 

wireless network does not require device authentication or

 

 

security to access the network. However, your network may still

 

 

use WEP encryption keys for data privacy.

 

 

 

Shared Key

 

(Requires a WEP key) Select this authentication method if each

 

 

device on your wireless network uses a shared encryption key

 

 

(that is, a shared "password" value) for network access and

 

 

communications. Each device on the network must use the same

 

 

key. The HP Jetdirect print server supports IEEE 802.11 Wired

 

 

Equivalent Privacy (WEP) keys for encrypted network

 

 

communications. If you select Shared Key authentication, you

 

 

must configure one or more WEP keys.

 

 

 

WPA-PSK

 

Select Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK) for

 

 

advanced authentication. WPA-PSK is typically for small networks

 

 

where authentication servers are not used. If WPA-PSK

 

 

authentication is selected, you will need to enter a network

 

 

pass-phrase that is used to generate the pre-shared key for your

 

 

network. In addition, you will need to select dynamic encryption.

 

 

 

Pass-phrase

 

Enter a network pass-phrase that will be used to generate the

 

 

pre-shared key for WPA-PSK authentication on your network.

 

 

A pass-phrase must be from 8 to 63 ASCII characters in the

 

 

hexadecimal range 21 through 7E (characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z and

 

 

numerous special characters including !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, (, ), _,

 

 

+, =, -, {, }, [, ], \, /, “, <, >, ?, “, ‘, ~).

 

 

 

Disabled (No

 

Select Disabled if your wireless network does not use encryption

encryption)

 

keys for network access or communications.

 

 

 

Dynamic

 

(WPA-PSK authentication only) When configured for WPA-PSK

 

 

authentication, the print server must use dynamic WPA encryption

 

 

protocols.

 

 

 

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