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Configuring the Extricom Series WLAN System
Field
Description
WEP Keys
The
WEP Keys
area is only enabled if the cipher selected in the
Method
field of the Encryption area is either WEP64, WEP128,
WEP64 & 802.1X Authentication, or WEP128 & 802.1X
Authentication. In the
WEP Keys
area, you define the WEP
Transmission Key that is used for encrypting or decrypting. You
can define a single WEP key. For the transmission key you define,
select the input format (ASCII or HEX) and enter the key
according to the following table:
Cipher
ASCII
HEX
WEP64
(or WEP64+802.1x)
5 characters 10 digits
WEP128
(or 802.1x)
13
characters
26 digits
WPA
The WPA area is only enabled if the cipher selected in the
Method field of the Encryption area
is either WPA/WPA2
Personal, WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, or WPA/WPA2 Personal &
Enterprise.
If
WPA/WPA2 Personal
or
WPA/WPA2 Personal & Enterprise
with Pre-Shared key authentication method is used, the
WPA-PSK
field is enabled. In this case, select one of the
following input formats, and enter the corresponding key listed:
For ASCII, enter 8-63 characters.
For HEX, enter 64 digits.
You may select to either show or hide the key characters by either
pressing Show Key or Hide Key button to the right of the Key
field.
For all WPA/WPA2 encryption methods, you may specify
Group
Rekey Interval
, which is
the amount of time (in seconds) that
elapses before the Group Key is changed.
MAC
Authentication
RADIUS Server
This configuration option becomes available when
encryptions with no RADIUS server are selected. The allowed
encryption methods are: None, WEP64,WEP128,
WPA/WPA2 Personal.
The MAC authentication option must be checked to select a
RADIUS server from a drop-down list.
Define the MAC Authentication RADIUS Server by selecting
one from the drop-down list.