Printronix Integrated Network Interface Card manual Encryption Key Configuration

Chapter 2 Configuration Tools

•Auth Method

This feature allows the user to select the authentication method used for the wireless network interface. Depending on the radio card installed, the options include Open, Shared, Kerberos, and LEAP.

•Default WEP Key

The default key must match the Access Point's configuration. If the Access Point is configured to use "Open System", the default key should be set to 0. If the Access Point is configured to use 40-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption key, the encryption key must be set to the same setting as the Access Point's setting. See the following section on how to set up the encryption key.

Encryption Key Configuration

As previously mentioned, there are four encryption keys that can be configured through the control panel. For each encryption key x (where x can be 1 to 4), the following control menu can be used to configure the key:

•WEP Key x Format

This is the format of the key. It can be set to either ASCII or Hexadecimal.

•WEP Key x Width

This is the number of bits used for encryption. This can be set to either 40 Bits or 128 Bits and must match the Access Point's configuration.

•WEP Key x

This is the key value. If the "WEP Key x Width" is set to 40 Bits, the key values can be entered in the following 5 sub menus

(BYTE 1, …, BYTE 5). If the "WEP Key x Width" is set to 128 Bits, the key values can be entered in the following 13 sub menus (BYTE 1, …, BYTE 13). The key values must configure to match the corresponding key in the Access Point's key configuration.

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