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Table 13 Wireless LAN (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Fragmentation

This is the threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed

Threshold

messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent.

 

Select the check box to change the default value and enter a value between 256

 

and 2432.

You won’t see the following WEP-related fields if you have WPA or WPA-PSKenabled.

 

 

Passphrase

Enter a "passphrase" (password phrase) of up to 63 case-sensitive printable

 

characters and click Generate to have the Prestige create four different WEP keys.

 

At the time of writing, you cannot use passphrase to generate 256-bit WEP keys.

 

 

Generate

After you enter the passphrase, click Generate to have the Prestige generate four

 

different WEP keys automatically. The keys display in the fields below.

WEP Encryption

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data frames before transmitting over the

 

wireless network.

 

Select Disable to allow all wireless stations to communicate with the access points

 

without any data encryption.

 

Select 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP or 256-bit WEP to use data encryption.

 

 

Key 1 to Key 4

The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the Prestige and the wireless stations

 

must use the same WEP key for data transmission.

 

If you want to manually set the WEP keys, enter the key in the field provided.

 

If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal

 

characters ("0-9", "A-F").

 

If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal

 

characters ("0-9", "A-F").

 

If you chose 256-bit WEP, then enter 29 ASCII characters or 58 hexadecimal

 

characters ("0-9", "A-F").

 

The values for the WEP keys must be set up exactly the same on all wireless

 

devices in the same wireless LAN.

 

You must configure all four keys, but only one key can be used at any one time. The

 

default key is key 1.

Back

Click Back to go to the main wireless LAN setup screen.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

Note: If you are configuring the Prestige from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and you change the Prestige’s ESSID or security settings (see Figure 19 on page 73), you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your computer to match the Prestige’s new settings.

5.5 Configuring MAC Filters

Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC addresses of the devices to configure this screen. To change your Prestige’s MAC filter settings, click Wireless LAN, MAC Filter to open the MAC Filter screen. The screen appears as shown.

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