Microhard Systems IP-921, Operating Manual

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IP9xx Series
6.0 Configuration
Encryption Type (continued)

Key Generation
4 complex WEP keys may be generated by using 4
different simple key phrases in this field.
Procedure: Input a Key Phrase, select the Key (via
radio button beside Key number), then click the
Generate Key soft button. Do the same for the
remaining keys, using a different key phrase each
time.
Using the same Key Phrase(s) on all IP Series in
the network will generate the same Keys on all
units. All units must operate with the same Key
selected.
Alternately, 10-character key phrases may be
entered manually into each Key field.
Default:
0000

Key Phrase
These Keys are used to encrypt and decrypt the
data.
Leave selected (via radio button) the Key number
that the network is to use.
Default:
0000000000
WEP 128-bit:
128-bit encryption offers stronger encryption that 64-
bit, but adds more overhead on the data. The configuration for
WEP 128-bit is the same as for 64-bit; see the preceding text.
WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). It provides stronger security
than WEP does. The configuration is essentially the same as for
WEP (described above), without the option for automatic Key
generation.
WPA: Wi-Fi Protected
Access provides stronger
encryption than WEP. It uses
the Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol (TKIP) (and the
same RC4 algorithm as WEP
does)
for encryption; its
strength lies in it uses of
s o p h i s t i c a t e d
k e y
management.
WPA is based on a subset of
the 802.11i protocol.