SMC Networks 2.4GHz/5GHz manual Syntax Transmit-key index

Wireless Interface Commands

•To enable AES encryption, use the encryption command to specify the key type, and use the key command to configure a key for each wireless port.

•If WEP is enabled, all units in the wireless bridge network must be configured with the same keys.

•The WEP key length specified in the encryption command and the key command must match.

•The WEP key index, length and type configured on the local wireless bridge must match those configured on other wireless bridges.

•If AES is enabled, each wireless bridge link in the network must be configured to use the same AES key

•The AES key type value entered using the key command must be the same as the type specified in the encryption command.

Example

AP(if-wireless a)#key wep 1 64 ascii 12345

AP(if-wireless a)#key wep 2 64 ascii abcde

AP(if-wireless a)#

Related Commands

encryption (page 7-110)

transmit-key

This command sets the index of the WEP key to be used for encrypting data frames broadcast or multicast from the wireless bridge.

Syntax

transmit-key <index>

index - Key index. (Range: 1-4)

Default Setting

1

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