CONFIGURING THE BARRICADE

WEP

If you want to use WEP to protect your wireless network, you need to set the same parameters for the Barricade and all your wireless clients.

Parameter

Description

 

 

WEP Mode

Select 64 bit or 128 bit key to use for encryption.

Key Entry Method

Select Hex or ASCII to use for encryption key

Key Provisioning

Select Static if there is only one fixed key for encryption. If

 

you want to select Dynamic, you would need to enable

 

802.1X function first.

You may automatically generate encryption keys or manually enter the keys. To generate the key automatically with passphrase, check the Passphrase box, enter a string of characters. Select the default key from the drop down menu. Click “SAVE SETTINGS”.

Note: The passphrase can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

To manually configure the encryption key, enter five hexadecimal pairs of digits for each 64-bit key, or enter 13 pairs for the single 128-bit key.

(A hexadecimal digit is a number or letter in the range 0-9 or A-F.)

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