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MM2211 Wireless Broadband Gateway User’s Guide
8000013, December 2006
Configuring the Wireless Interface
3.
Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click
Generate
. The passphrase is
case sensitive; e.g.
MediaFlex
is not the same as
MEDIAFLEX
. The four key boxes will be automatically
populated with key values.
4.
Click
Update
to save your settings.
Configuring the LAN SSID With WPA-PSK Security
WPA PSK configuration menu allows automatic key generation based on a single passphrase. WPA PSK
provides very strong security.
1.
Select
WPA-PSK
in the LAN
Security
drop-down menu.
2.
Click the
Edit Security Settings
button.The WPA-PSK Configuration appears (
Figure 15
).
Table 11—WEP Configuration
Field
Description
Authentication
WEP allows three authentication options:
open system
,
shared key,
or
automatic
selection of authentication method.
Shared key
authentication adds another layer of security by requiring that the MM2211
Gateway supply a shared key first to authenticate to the Mesh Networks Outdoor
Router, and then supply the same shared key for encrypting and decrypting data.
Choosing
Auto
, automatically selects the authentication mode depending on the
method used by the remote AP.
Key Entry Method
You can choose either Hexadecimal or ASCII as the entry method
PassPhrase
The MM2211 Gateway supports automatic generation of four keys from a passphrase.
Make sure that the passphrase is the same as the passphrase used on the remote AP.
Restore
Restores your previous configuration.
Default Shared
Key/Encryption Key
You can create an encryption key in either of two ways. If you enter a word or group of
printable characters in the Passphrase box and click Generate, the four encryption
keys will be populated. Or you can edit any of the encryption keys to match a
pre-existing key.