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Pre-Shared Encryption Keys
Defining pre-shared encryption keys:
- Click the Define
Pre-Shared Keys radio button on the Security tab.
- Click on Configure.
Fill in the fields in the Define Pre-Shared Keys dialog box:
Key Entry |
Determines the entry method for an
encryption key: hexadecimal (0-9, A-F), or ASCII text (all keyboard
characters except spaces). |
Encryption Keys |
Selects the default encryption keys used. Only allows the selection for a
shared First, Second, Third, or Fourth key whose corresponding
field has been completed. |
WEP Keys (1-4) |
Defines a set of shared encryption keys for
network configuration security. At least one Shared Key field must be
populated to enable security using a shared key.
Click on the radio button to set the key as the
default encryption key.
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WEP Key Size |
Defines the size for each encryption key.
The options include:
- 64- bit (enter 10 digits for hexadecimal, 5 ASCII
characters)
- 128- bit (enter 26 digits for hexadecimal, 13 digits for
ASCII)
- 152-bit (enter 32 digits hexadecimal, 16 digits for
ASCII)
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Click OK for the changes to take effect.
Overwriting an Existing Static
WEP Key
- Click the Define
Pre-Shared Keys radio button on the Security tab.
- Click on Configure.
- In the window, all existing static WEP keys are displayed
as asterisks for security reasons. Click in the field of the existing
static WEP key to overwrite.
- Delete the asterisks in that field.
- Enter a new key.
- Make sure to select the Transmit Key button
to the left of this key is selected for the key to transmit packets.
- Click OK.
- To disable static WEP for a particular profile, choose None
on the Profile Management tab and click OK.
- OR: Select any other security option on the Profile
Management tab to automatically disable static WEP.
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