16 •
Atheros Communications, Inc.
July 2006
COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
Pre-Shared Encryption Keys
Defining pre-shared encryption keys:
1. Click
the
Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP)
radio button on the Security tab.
2. Click
the
Configure
button.
3. 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.
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)
4. Click
OK
for the changes to take effect.
Overwriting an Existing Static WEP Key
1. Click
the
Pre-Shared Key
radio button on the Security tab.
2. Click
on
Configure
.
3. 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.
4. Delete the asterisks in that field.
5. Enter a new key.
6. Make sure to select the
Transmit Key
button to the left of this key is selected for the
key to transmit packets.
7. Click
OK
.
Disabling Static WEP
•
To disable static WEP for a particular profile, Select any other security option on the
Profile Management tab to automatically disable static WEP
•
OR: choose
None
on the Security tab to disable security, and click
OK
(not
recommended).
