Getting Started
Configuring wireless access
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Configuring Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) keys
Encryption keys are passwords that are used to ensure privacy when transferring
wireless data. To use WEP encryption in your wireless network, all wireless client
computers must have the encryption feature installed and enabled, and they must use
the same encryption key as the Magnia SG20.
This feature enables you to configure up to four keys, then select which key to enable.
This makes it convenient to change the key periodically, without disrupting service while
configuring new keys.
1
Open the Administration Web site, click the
Network
tab, then click the
Configuration
link next to the
Enable Data Encryption
box.
The following screen appears.
Sample Configure Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption keys screen
2
Select either
13-digit Alphanumeric Value
or
26-digit Hexadecimal Value
format
for the encryption keys.
The default is alphanumeric. Typically, there is no reason to change this setting.
3
Enter up to four encryption keys in the
Key
fields as follows.
❖
When your wireless interface supports 64-bit encryption and you selected
alphanumeric format in step 2, enter a five-digit alphanumeric value using letters a
through z and numbers 0 through 9 (for example, SECU1).
❖
When your wireless interface supports 64-bit encryption and you selected
hexadecimal format in step 2, enter a ten-digit hexadecimal value.
❖
When your wireless interface supports 128-bit RC4 encryption and you selected
alphanumeric format in step 2, enter a 13-digit alphanumeric value using letters a
through z and numbers 0 through 9 (for example, SECURITY12345).
❖
When your wireless interface supports 128-bit RC4 encryption and you selected
hexadecimal format in step 2, enter a 26-digit hexadecimal value.
