Wireless Configuration and Security
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ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point with RFID Support, WNDAP380R
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Shared key with WEP
Shared key provides pre-shared WEP key encryption without RADIUS authentication.
The security level of static WEP is not very strong. When you select Shared Key from the
Network Authentication drop-down menu, the screen expands to display the WEP fields:
Figure 10. Shared key with WEP
Table 2. WEP encryption settings
Setting
Descriptions
Data Encryption
Select the encryption key size from the drop-down menu:
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64-bit WEP
. Standard WEP encryption, using 40/64-bit encryption.
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128-bit WEP
. Standard WEP encryption, using 104/128-bit encryption.
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152-bit WEP
. Proprietary WEP encryption mode, using 128+24 bit encryption. This
mode functions only with other wireless clients that support this mode.
Passphrase
Enter a passphrase. The passphrase length needs to be between 8 and 63 characters
(inclusive). The secret passphrase allows you to generate the keys automatically by
clicking
Generate Keys
. The default passphrase is sharedsecret.
You can display the actual passphrase by selecting the Show Passphrase in Clear Text
Yes
radio button.
Encryption Key
Either enter a key manually or allow the key to be automatically generated by clicking
Generate Keys
.
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For ASCII format, depending on the key size selected, the manually entered
encryption key needs to have a length of 5 (64-bit WEP), 13 (128-bit WEP), or
16
characters (152-bit WEP).
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For HEX format, depending on the key size selected, the manually entered or
automatically generated encryption key needs to have a length of 10 (64-bit WEP),
26
(128-bit WEP), or 32 (152-bit WEP) characters.
Show Passphrase in
Clear Text
Select the
Yes
radio button to display the actual passphrase in the Passphrase field. The
default setting is No.
Configure Legacy 802.1X
To use legacy 802.1X security, you need to define RADIUS server settings. For information
about RADIUS servers, see
Configure RADIUS Server Settings
on page
55.
When you select Legacy 802.1X from the Network Authentication drop-down menu, the Data
Encryption drop-down menu is automatically set to None. To use legacy 802.1X security, you
need to define the RADIUS servers only.
Note:
wireless clients need to use the key to access the wireless access point.
