ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User’s Guide

 

 

Table 6-7 Wireless: 802.1x + Static WEP

 

 

 

 

LABEL

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

Security

Select 802.1x + Static WEP from the drop-down list.

 

 

 

 

WEP Encryption

Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.

 

 

 

 

Authentication

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

Method

If WEP encryption is activated, the default setting is Auto.

 

 

 

 

ASCII

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

 

 

 

 

Hex

Select this option to enter hexadecimal characters as the WEP keys.

 

The preceding “0x” is entered automatically.

 

 

 

 

Key 1 to

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

Key 4

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

 

default key is key 1.

 

 

ReAuthentication

Specify how often wireless stations have to reenter usernames and passwords in

Timer (in

order to stay connected. Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. The

seconds)

default time interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

 

 

 

 

 

If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS

 

 

 

server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has

 

 

 

priority.

 

 

 

Idle Timeout

The ZyAIR automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired network after a

 

period of inactivity. The wireless station needs to enter the username and password

 

again before access to the wired network is allowed. The default time interval is 3600

 

seconds (or 1 hour).

 

 

 

 

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Wireless Security