Chapter 10 Wireless LAN

Figure 62 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: Static WEP

The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen. Table 32 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: Static WEP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

SSID

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

 

 

Security Mode

Select Static WEP to enable data encryption.

 

 

PassPhrase

Enter a Passphrase (up to 26 printable characters) and click Generate.

 

A passphrase functions like a password. In WEP security mode, it is further

 

converted by the WAP3205 into a complicated string that is referred to as the “key”.

 

This key is requested from all devices wishing to connect to a wireless network.

 

 

WEP

Select 64-bits or 128-bits.

Encryption

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

 

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.

 

 

 

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