18
Using the Configuration Menu (continued)
Advanced > Encryption
WEP:
Select
Enabled
or
Disabled
(the
default
setting is
Disabled
)
Authentication:
Select from one of the following:
WEP Key Type:
Select
HEX
(Hexadecimal) or
ASCII
WEP Key Size:
Select
64, 128 or 256 bit for 802.11b; 64, 128, 152 bit for 802.11a
Valid Key:
Select the key that you will use from one of the four keys in the Key Table.
Key Table:
Input up to 4 keys using the format that you have selected in
Wep Key
Type.
"
802.1x:
click here to select 802.1x authentication
"
Shared Key/Open System:
click here to select both options
"
Shared Key:
in order to access the DWL-7000AP on the
network, the device must be listed in the
Access Control List
"
Open System:
the DWL-7000AP will be visible to all devices
on the network.
Open System
is the
default
setting.
Hexadecimal
digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F
ASCII
(American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for repre-
senting English letters as numbers from 0-127
802.1x -
is the first line of
defense against network in-
trusion. In the authentication
process the Radius Server
verifies the identity of the
client attempting to connect
to the network. Unfamiliar
clients will be denied ac-
cess.
EAP
(Extensible Au-
thentication Protocol) is
available through the Win-
dows XP Operating Sys-
tem. You will need to use
the same type of EAP pro-
tocol on all the devices in
your network when using
the 802.1x feature.
