ZyAIR G-100 User’s Guide

 

Table 2-4 WEP Authentication

 

 

 

 

FIELD

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

Transmit Key

Enter the key number (1 to 4) in this field. Only one key can be enabled at any one

 

time. This key must be the same on the ZyAIR and the wireless stations to

 

communicate.

 

 

 

 

Key Type

Select ASCII to enter the WEP keys as ASCII characters. Select this option if you

 

want to manually enter the WEP keys.

 

Select HEX to have the WEP keys as hexadecimal characters. Select this option if

 

you want the ZyAIR to automatically generate four different WEP keys based on the

 

passphrase specified in the Passphrase field.

 

Key 1 … 4 Enter the WEP keys in the fields provided.

 

If you select 64 Bits in the Encryption (WEP) field.

 

Enter either 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (e.g.

 

11AA22BB33) for hexadecimal key type

 

or

 

Enter 5 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-

 

9” (e.g. MyKey) for ASCII key type.

 

If you select 128 Bits in the Encryption (WEP) field,

 

Enter either 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (for

 

example, 00112233445566778899AABBCC) for hexadecimal key type

 

or

 

Enter 13 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-

 

9” (for example, MyKey12345678) for ASCII key type.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You must configure all four WEP keys the

 

 

 

first time you use the ZyAIR.

 

 

 

ASCII WEP keys are case sensitive.

 

 

 

 

OK

Click OK to apply the changes and close the screen.

 

2.10.2 Data Encryption with WPA

Select WPA from the Authentication drop-down list box to view the security configuration options.

Introduction to WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i security specification draft. Key differences between WPA and WEP are user authentication and improved data encryption.

User Authentication

WPA applies IEEE 802.1x and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to authenticate wireless clients using an external RADIUS database. See later in this User’s Guide for more information on IEEE 802.1x and EAP.

WPA-PSK (WPA -Pre-Shared Key), only requires a single (identical) password entered into each access point, wireless gateway and wireless client. As long as the passwords match, a client will be granted access to a WLAN.

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Using the ZyAIR Utility