Nortel BayStack 660, Use Manual

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Installing and Starting the AP Manager
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Checking the PC Card Status
The Adapter tab displays the status of the BayStack PC card installed in the access
point. There is nothing to configure in this tab.
Setting WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is an encryption tool you can use to improve
security of your wireless LAN. WEP provides encryption between the BayStack
PC card and the BayStack Access Point. This encryption is transparent to network
data transfers. WEP employs a standard algorithm (RSA-RC4 per the IEEE
802.11 standard). The key length is 40 bits and is exportable. You can choose to:
• Encrypt the authentication sequence between the wireless LAN and the
Access Points.
• Encrypt the data packets exchanged between the wireless LAN and the
Access Points.
• Encrypt both (by enabling the first two encryption parameters)
Set the WEP features identically on both the PC card and the access point. In
addition, set the same values on both the access point and the wireless LAN for
the encrypt authentication, the encrypt data packets, and the keys. Set one of the
keys to be an “Active Key,” and then set the same key number on both the access
point and the wireless LAN.
Note: Performance of the wireless LAN, as shown in packet throughput, is
reduced when WEP is enabled for data packets.
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