Symbol Technologies AP-5131 User Manual
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Network Management
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4.
If the Simple authentication method is selected, specify a password of up to 15
alphanumeric characters in the
Password (Simple Authentication)
area.
5.
If the MD5 authentication method is selected, fill in the
Key #1
field (Key #2 is optional).
Enter any numeric value between 0 and 256 into the
MD5 ID
area. Enter a string consisting
of up to 16 alphanumeric characters in the
MD5 Auth Key
area.
6.
Click the
OK
button to return to the Router screen. From there, click
Apply
to save the
changes.
None
This option disables the RIP authentication.
Simple
This option enable RIP version 2’s simple authentication
mechanism. This setting activates the Password (Simple
Authentication) field.
MD5
This option enables the MD5 algorithm for data verification. MD5
takes as input a message of arbitrary length and produces a 128-
bit fingerprint. The MD5 setting activates the RIP v2 Authentication
settings for keys (below).