USRobotics Instant802 APSDK manual Example of Configuring a WDS Link, Disabled, WEP Key

Professional Access Point Administrator Guide

Field

Description

WEP	Specify whether you want Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption enabled
	for the WDS link.
	•	Enabled
	•	Disabled
	Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a data encryption protocol for 802.11 wire-
	less networks. Both access points on the WDS link must be configured with the
	same security settings. For static WEP, a static 64-bit (40-bit secret key + 24-bit
	initialization vector (IV)) or 128-bit (104-bit secret key + 24-bit IV) Shared Key
	for data encryption.
Key Length	If WEP is enabled, specify the length of the WEP key:
	•	64 bits
	•	128 bits
Key Type	If WEP is enabled, specify the WEP key type:
	•	ASCII
	•	Hex
Characters Required	Indicates the number of characters required in the WEP key.
	The number of characters required updates automatically based on how you
	set key length and key type.
WEP Key	Enter a string of characters.
	•	If you selected ASCII as your key type, enter any combination of 0-9, a-z,
		and A-Z.
	•	If you selected HEX as your key type, enter hexadecimal digits (any combi-
		nation of 0-9and a-for A-F).
	These are the RC4 encryption keys shared with the stations using the access
	point.

Example of Configuring a WDS Link

When using WDS, be sure to configure WDS settings on both access points on the WDS link.

For example, to create a WDS link between the pair of access points MyAP1 and MyAP2 do the following:

1.Open the Web User Interface for MyAP1 by entering the IP address for MyAP1 as a URL in the Web browser address bar in the following form:

http://IPAddressOfAccessPoint

where IPAddressOfAccessPoint is the address of MyAP1.

2.Navigate to the WDS tab on MyAP1 Web User Interface.

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