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Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen
NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 41 Wireless > Security: WEP
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Profile Name Type a name to identify this security profile.
Security Mode Choose WEP in this field.
WEP Encryption Select Disable to allow wireless stations to communicate with the
access points without any data encryption.
Select 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP or 152-bit WEP to enable data
encryption.
Authentication
Method
Select Auto, Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list
box.
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
Key 4
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the NWA and the wireless
stations 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").
If you chose 152-bit WEP, then enter 16 ASCII characters or 32
hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F").
You must configure all four keys, but only one key can be activated at
any one time. The default key is key 1.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.