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7.
If you have selected an encrypted network type (WEP or WPA),
you must enter the security key to be used. Select the
Key/passphrase
entry and press the
Set
button. Enter the key in
the same way as the SSID, and press the
OK
button. With the WEP
encryption you must enter the encryption key in hexadecimal (10
hexdecimals for 64-bit encryption or 26 hexadecimals for 128-bit
encryption). A WPA key must be 8 … 63 ASCII characters.
8.
After setting the wireless network parameters, press the
Exit
button
in the
Wireless Network Settings
menu. You will be asked to
confirm the new settings. Note that when new settings are saved,
all currently active WLAN connections are disconnected.
Using Serial Line
Use the serial line command
WLAN
to view or set the wireless network
settings. If you set an encrypted network type, you will be asked to enter
the security key. With the WEP encryption you must enter the encryption
key in hexadecimal (10 hexdecimals for 64-bit encryption or 26
hexadecimals for 128-bit encryption) or with plain ASCII characters (5
characters for 64-bit encryption or 13 characters for 128-bit encryption).
A WPA key must be 8 … 63 ASCII characters.
WLAN
[
SSID TYPE
]<cr>
Where
SSID
=
Network name in 1 … 32 characters
TYPE
=
Security type of the wireless network. The options
are:
OPEN
OPEN/WEP
WPA-PSK/TKIP
WPA-PSK/CCMP
Examples:
>
wlan ?
Network SSID : WLAN-AP
Type : OPEN
>
>
wlan accesspoint wpa-psk/tkip
Network SSID : accesspoint
Type : WPA-PSK/TKIP
WPA-PSK phrase ? thequickbrownfox
Save changes (Y/N) ?
y
OK
>
