Chapter 10 Wireless LAN

Table 33 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: Static WEP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WEP Encryption

Select 64-bits or 128-bits.

 

This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use.

 

 

Authentication

Select Auto or Shared Key from the drop-down list box.

Method

This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP key to login to the

 

 

wireless client. Keep this setting at Auto unless you want to force a key verification before

 

communication between the wireless client and the WAP3205 v2 occurs.

 

Select Shared Key to force the clients to provide the WEP key prior to communication.

 

 

ASCII

Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as WEP key.

 

 

Hex

Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as a WEP key.

 

The preceding "0x", that identifies a hexadecimal key, is entered automatically.

 

 

Key 1 to Key 4

The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the WAP3205 v2 and the wireless stations

 

must use the same WEP key for data transmission.

 

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").

 

You must configure at least one key, only one key can be activated at any one time. The

 

default key is key 1.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the WAP3205 v2.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

 

 

10.5.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode list.

Figure 59 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 34 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

SSID

Select the SSID for which you want to configure the security.

 

 

Security Mode

Select WPA-PSKor WPA2-PSKto enable data encryption.

 

 

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