Motorola 7545MBW, User Manual

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Open Authentication
Open authentication does not provide security. When this option is chosen, the Omnii will connect to wireless
networks which do not use authentication or encryption.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
WEP provides static security to prevent others from accidentally accessing your network. If you choose this
option, you can specify the type of WEP authentication —
Open or Shared , the WEP security key length — 64
bit or 128 bit and the key type — ASCII or Hex . WEP Key fields are also provided where you can specify a 5 or
13 ASCII character sequence or an equivalent 10 or 26 Hexadecimal digit sequence that matches the active
WEP key on the access point.
WPA & WPA2 Personal PSK (Pre-Shared Key)
When PSK is selected, either WPA Personal PSK or WPA2 Personal PSK — a shared key must be configured
on both the access point and the hand-held computer. One of the following can be chosen from the Encryption
drop-down menu: TKIP , AES or TKIP+AES .
802.1X, WPA & WPA2 Enterprise, CCKM-WPA & CCKM-WPA2
These authentication modes use 802.1X with EAP authentication. When 802.1X is selected, the Omnii uses
WEP encryption with automatic (as opposed to static) keying. For the others, the user may choose TKIP , AES
or TKIP+AES encryption.
Encryption
The Encryption menu allows you to choose the type of encryption that will be used to protect transmitted data.
Choose an Encryption method valid for your network from the drop-down menu. Only the Encryption options
that are compatible with the type of Auth. Mode you’ve chosen will be listed. In fact, in some cases, this menu
will not be available at all.
EAP
This menu allows you to choose the EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) type used for 802.1x authentica-
tion to an access point.
NOTE
Each Auth. Mode has a unique Configure Profile screen attached to it with fields
appropriate to the authorization mode you’ve chosen.