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Wireless Settings
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supporting this feature. Different manufacturers have developed different ways of
converting plain text and so interoperability is not guaranteed. If you are
experiencing difficulty, the Manual Hex Key method is supported by most vendors.
There are four methods available to generate the encryption keys:
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Manual Key Entry - This method allows you to manually enter hex keys.
Virtually all manufacturers support this scheme. Enter a two digit hexadecimal
number in every box. Hexadecimal numbers are formed from 0-9 and A-F.
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3Com Encryption String- This method is supported by 3Com Wireless products.
The string can contain any alpha numeric characters and must be between 6
and 30 characters long. A single string will automatically generate 4 unique
keys for 64 or 128 bit WEP.
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ASCII - This method is supported by some adapter cards running under
Windows XP. The string must be exactly 5 characters for 64 bit WEP and 13
characters for 128 bit WEP. You must enter a separate string for each of the 4
Keys. You can leave a string blank provided this Key is not selected as the
Active Transmit Key.
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Passphrase - This is another common method and similar to the 3Com
Encryption string. In 64 bit WEP, the Passphrase will generate 4 different keys.
However, in 128 bit WEP, this method only generates 1 key which is replicated
for all 4 keys. The passphrase can be up to 31 characters long and may contain
any alpha numeric or symbol characters.
Select from the drop down list the key generation method you wish to use. If you
have other wireless products choose the scheme that is compatible with these,
then enter the appropriate information.
If you encounter any difficulty when you enable WEP ensure that you check that
each Key on your wireless computer is exactly the same as each key on your
Gateway. In other words, Key number 1 on the Wireless computer must have the
same Hex number as Key number 1 on the Gateway, Key 2 on the Wireless
computer must match Key 2 on the Gateway and so on.
The "
Active Transmit Key
" selects which of the 4 Keys the Gateway uses when it
transmits. You can change the selected key periodically to increase the security of
your network. Your wireless computers do not need to use the same Active
Transmit Key number as your Gateway - so you could for example select Key 2 on
the Gateway and Key 4 on your computers.
Some wireless adapters have only one key available on their WEP configuration
page. If this is the case ensure it is the same as Key 1 on the Gateway and that it is
selected as the active transmit key.
Summary of Contents for 3CRWE51196 - OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL...
Page 14: ...14 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING THE OFFICECONNECT WIRELESS CABLE DSL GATEWAY...
Page 18: ...18 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
Page 22: ...22 CHAPTER 3 SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTERS...
Page 54: ...54 CHAPTER 5 GATEWAY CONFIGURATION...
Page 60: ...60 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING...
Page 66: ...66 APPENDIX B IP ADDRESSING...
Page 72: ...72 APPENDIX D SAFETY INFORMATION...
Page 74: ...74 APPENDIX E END USER SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT...
Page 76: ...76 APPENDIX F ISP INFORMATION...
Page 82: ...82 GLOSSARY...
Page 84: ...84 INDEX...
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