Nortel Networks NB5PLUS4/W En­able WEP Wireless Security, Authen­tication­ Type, En­cryption­ Key

3.Enter Encyption key and select Cipher following instructions on screen. You will need to enter the same key for the first time configuration of each station

4.To save your settings, refer to the section above.

Following is a description of the WEP field settings.

Option	Description
En­able WEP
Wireless Security	Check this field to enable WEP wireless
	security.
Authen­tication­ Type	Authentication algorithm to use when
	the security configuration is set to
	Legacy. When the security configuration
	is set to 802.1x or WPA, the authentica-
	tion algorithm is always open. This field
	is enabled when the WEP security field
	is checked. There are three options:
	• Open: In open-system authentication,
	the access point accepts any station
	without verifying its identify.
	• Shared: Shared-key authentication
	requires a shared key (WEP encryp-
	tion key) be distributed to the stations
	before attempting authentication.
	• Both: If both is selected, the access
	point will perform shared-key authen-
	tication, then open-system authentica-
	tion.
En­cryption­ Key	This field is enabled when the WEP
	security field is checked. The key’s value
	that is used when the security configu-
	ration is set to legacy. The key length
	must match the WEP cipher. This field is
	not used when the security configura-
	tion is set to 802.1x or WPA.
WEP Cipher	This field is enabled when the WEP
	security field is checked. You can select
	from 64 bits, 128 bits, and 256 bits.
	The WEP cipher that is used when the

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