Motorola AP 5131 - Wireless Access Point, Product Reference Manual

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AP-51xx Access Point Product Reference Guide 6-20
5. Configure the KeyGuard Settings field as required to define the Pass Key used to generate
the WEP keys used with the KeyGuard algorithm. These keys must be the same between the
access point and its MU to encrypt packets between the two devices
Default (hexadecimal) keys for KeyGuard include:
6. Select the Allow WEP128 Clients checkbox (from within the KeyGuard Mixed Mode
field) to enable WEP128 clients to associate with an access point’s KeyGuard supported
WLAN. The WEP128 clients must use the same keys as the KeyGuard clients to interoperate
within the access point’s KeyGuard supported WLAN.
7. Click the Apply button to save any changes made within the KeyGuard Setting field of the
New Security Policy screen.
8. Click the Cancel button to undo any changes made within the KeyGuard Setting field and
return to the WLAN screen. This reverts all settings to the last saved configuration.
Pass Key Specify a 4 to 32 character pass key and click the Generate button.
The pass key can be any alphanumeric string. The
access point
,
other proprietary routers, and Motorola MUs use the algorithm to
convert an ASCII string to the same hexadecimal number. MUs
without Motorola adapters need to use WEP keys manually
configured as hexadecimal numbers.
Keys #1-4 Use the Key #1-4 areas to specify key numbers. The key can be
either a hexadecimal or ASCII depending on which option is
selected from the drop-down menu. The keys are 26 hexadecimal
characters in length or 13 ASCII characters. Select one of these
keys for activation by clicking its radio button.
Key 1 101112131415161718191A1B1C
Key 2 202122232425262728292A2B2C
Key 3 303132333435363738393A3B3C
Key 4 404142434445464748494A4B4C