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Field
Security
Authentication
WEP Key Type
WEP Key Length (bits)
Tx
WEP Keys
Basic Configuration
Table 3-4. WEP Page Settings
If you select WEP for Security, the following two additional security options are displayed.
Static WEP = uses static key management. You manually configure the same keys to encrypt
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data on both the wireless client and the access point. Dynamic WEP (WEP IEEE 802.1x) uses
dynamically generated keys to encrypt client-to- access point traffic.
WEP IEEE 802.1X = screen refreshes, and there are no more fields to configure. The access
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point uses the global RADIUS server or the RADIUS server you specified for the wireless
network.
Select the authentication type. Choices are:
Open System = any wireless station can request authentication. The station that needs to
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authenticate with another wireless station sends an authentication management frame that
contains the identity of the sending station. The receiving station returns a frame that indicates
whether it recognizes the sending station.
Shared Key = each wireless station is assumed to have received a secret shared key over a
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secure channel that is independent from the 802.11 wireless network communications
channel.
Select the key type. Choices are:
ASCII = upper- and lower-case alphabetic letters, numeric digits, and special symbols such as
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@ and #.
HEX = digits 0 to 9 and letters A to F.
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Select the length of the WEP key. Choices are:
64 = 64 bits
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128 = 128 bits
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Transfer Key Index. Indicates which WEP key the access point uses to encrypt the data it
transmits. To select a transfer key, click the button between the key number and the field where
you enter the key.
You can specify four WEP keys. In each text box, enter a string of characters for each of the RC4
WEP keys shared with the stations using the access point. Use the same number of characters
for each key. The number of keys you enter depends on the WEP Key Type and WEP Key
Length selections. The following list shows the number of keys to enter in the field:
64 bit = ASCII: 5 characters; Hex: 10 characters
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128 bit = ASCII: 13 characters; Hex: 26 characters
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Each client station must be configured to use one of these WEP keys in the same slot as
specified here.
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