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Field Description
WEP Keys You can specify up to four WEP keys. In each text box, enter a string of characters for each
key. The keys you enter depend on the key type selected:
• ASCII — I ncludes upper and lower case alphabetic letters, the numeric digits, and
• Hex — I ncludes digits 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.
Use the same number of characters for each key as specified in the Characters Required
field. These are the RC4 WEP keys shared with the stations using the AP.
Each client station must be configured to use one of these same WEP keys in the same
slot as specified here on the AP.
Characters Required: The number of characters you enter into the WEP Key fields is
determined by the Key length and Key type you select. For example, if you use 128‐bit
ASCII keys, you must enter 26 characters in the WEP key. The number of characters
required updates automatically based on how you set Key Length and Key Type.
Authentication The authentication algorithm defines the method used to determine whether a client
station is allowed to associate with an AP when static WEP is the security mode.
Specify the authentication algorithm you want to use by choosing one of the following
options:
• Open System authentication allows any client station to associate with the AP
Note: Just because a client station is allowed to associate does not ensure it can
exchange traffic with an AP. A station must have the correct WEP key to be able to
successfully access and decrypt data from an AP, and to transmit readable data to the AP.
• Shared Key authentication requires the client station to have the correct WEP key in
• Both Open System and Shared Key. When you select both authentication algorithms:
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Table 23: Static WEP (Cont.)
special symbols such as @ and #.
whether that client station has the correct WEP key or not. This algorithm is also used
in plaintext, IEEE 802.1X, and WPA modes. When the authentication algorithm is set
to Open System, any client can associate with the AP.
order to associate with the AP. When the authentication algorithm is set to Shared
Key, a station with an incorrect WEP key will not be able to associate with the AP.
– Client stations configured to use WEP in shared key mode must have a valid WEP
key in order to associate with the AP.
– Client stations configured to use WEP as an open system (shared key mode not
enabled) will be able to associate with the AP even if they do not have the correct
WEP key.
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