Hirschmann BAT 11b, Руководство по управлению

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Configuration: Security
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BAT 11b
Release 1.0 03/04
In order to ensure maximum security for your WLAN, you ought
to use encryption and authentication methods. The configura-
tion options are described in the following section.
Encryption
• Encryption Method
WEP and WPA are encryption standards for Wireless LAN.
In order to increase the security of your network against
eavesdropping and attacks, you should activate WEP or
WPA, depending on whether the other WLAN devices sup-
port WEP or WPA.
WEP Configuration
• Security
If you activate WEP, identical WEP keys have to be entered
at the access point and the connected stations.
• WEP Key Lengths
Select 64 or 128 bits from the pull-down menu, according
to the encryption procedure supported by your clients. If
all clients support 128-bit WEP, you should use 128 bits.
• Enter WEP Key in
Use the pull-down menu to configure which entry mode
you prefer. You can choose between HEX (hexadecimal
entry, characters “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”) and ASCII (all
ASCII characters on your keyboard).
• WEP Key 1-4
In the input fields WEP key 1 to WEP key 4, you can enter 4
different WEP keys.
• WEP Key to use
The WEP key to use pull-down menu serves to configure the
key (1-4) used by default for sending.
• Authentication
If this shared key is activated, the client has to know the