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There are four selectable options in
Method
pull-down menu:
•
WEP: Disable, Authentication:
Open
–
Disable data encryption
•
WEP: Enable, Authentication: Open
–
Enable data encryption and use Open System
authentication (wireless clients
’
requests to join the network must not be WEP-encrypted)
•
WEP: Enable, Authentication: Shared
–
Enable data encryption and use Shared Key
authentication (such requests must be WEP-encrypted)
•
WEP: Enable, Authentication: Both
–
Enable data encryption and use both Open System and
Shared Key authentication (all requests are processed)
If data encryption is enabled, there would be two available options in
Key Length
menu:
•
64-bit
•
128-bit
There are two ways to generate a security key. The first is by entering any text in the Passphrase
field. Click the
Generate
button. For 64-bit WEP, it will generate four keys, Key 1, Key 2, Key 3, and
Key 4. Select a key number from the dropdown list of the
Default Key
box. If you do not manually
select a key, key 1 will be selected. For 128-bit WEP, only one key will be generated. Click
OK.
Another WEP key generation method is to insert the key values directly from the keyboard. Enter
your own key into one of the Key 1~4 fields. Select that field number in the
Default Key
field.
Trap Server
When the WAP-5000 is powered on, or an Ethernet port becomes active, an event log will be
generated indicating the time, the IP address of the reporting WAP-5000, and the event. You can
