GE MAC 5 A4 Operator's Manual page 234

Configure Settings
Table 76: Configure WEP Authentication
Field
Active Passkey Select a value
Passkey 1
Passkey 2
Passkey 3
Passkey 4
4. Configure WPA or WPA2 authentication as per the information in the table, and
then go to step 7.
Table 77: Configure WPA or WPA2 Authentication
Field
Authentication
Mode
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Action Description
The device uses the Active Passkey to encrypt and
from the drop- decrypt data sent to and received from other entities on
down list to the WLAN. The active key needs to match the Passkey
configure the on the access point that this device connects to.
Passkey that you
Default value: Passkey 1
want to make
active.
Allowed values:
•
•
•
•
A passkey is an encryption key that prevents an unauthorized user or device
from accessing a specific wireless network.
Only asterisks display in these fields. The actual value is stored in the
encrypted database.
Enter a maximum of 4 passkeys for this authentication protocol.
• If the length of the passkey is 5 or 13, the allowed values are 0 to 9, a to
z, A to Z, ! ," ,# ,$ ,% ,&,' ,( ,) ,* ,+ ,, ,- ,. ,/ ,: ,; ,< ,= ,> ,? , @, [ ,\ ,] ,^ ,_ ,` ,{, |, }, ~,
and <space>.
• If the length of the passkey is 10 or 26, the allowed values are 0 to 9, a to
f, and A to F.
Default value: No default value
Allowed values: 5, 10, 13, or 26 characters
Action Description
Select a value The authentication mode is the client authentication
from the drop- method used to generate unique encryption keys for
down list to the device.
configure the
Default value: PSK
authentication
mode.
Allowed values:
•
•
MAC ™ 5 A4/MAC ™ 5 A5/MAC
Passkey 1
Passkey 2
Passkey 3
Passkey 4
PSK
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