LevelOne WAP-0005, 11g PoE Wireless Access Point PC and Server Configuration, Using WEP, Security

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PC and Server Configuration

This Chapter details the PC Configuration required for each PC on the local LAN.

Overview

All Wireless Stations need to have settings which match the Wireless Access Point. These settings depend on the mode in which the Access Point is being used.

•If using WEP or WPA-PSK, it is only necessary to ensure that each Wireless station's settings match those of the Wireless Access Point, as described below.

•For WPA-802.1x and 802.1x modes, configuration is much more complex. The Radius Server must be configured correctly, and setup of each Wireless station is also more complex.

Using WEP

For each of the following items, each Wireless Station must have the same settings as the Wireless Access Point.

Mode	On each PC, the mode must be set to Infrastructure.
SSID (ESSID)	This must match the value used on the Wireless Access Point.
	The default value is wireless
	Note! The SSID is case sensitive.
Wireless	• Each Wireless station must be set to use WEP data encryption.
Security	• The Key size (64 bit, 128 bit, 156 bit) must be set to match the
	Access Point.
	• The keys values on the PC must match the key values on the Access
	Point.
	Note:
	On some systems, the key sizes may be shown as 40bit, 104bit, and
	132bit instead of 64 bit, 128 bit and 156bit. This difference arises
	because the key input by the user is 24 bits less than the key size used
	for encryption.

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