USRobotics Instant802 APSDK User Manual

Page 110

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Professional Access Point

Administrator Guide

Security - 110

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Field

Description

Transfer Key Index

Select a key index. Key indexes 1 through 4 are available. The default is 1.

The transfer key index indicates which WEP key the access point will use to encrypt
the data it transmits.

Key Length

Specify one of the following lengths for the key:

• 64 bits

• 128 bits

Key Type

Select one of the following key types:

• ASCII

• Hex

Characters Required

Indicates the number of characters required in the WEP key.

The number is updated automatically based on how you set

Key Length

and

Key

Type

.

WEP Keys

You can specify up to four WEP keys. In each text box, enter a string of characters
for one key.

If you selected

ASCII

, enter any combination of integers and letters

0-9

,

a-z

, and

A-Z

.

If you selected

HEX

, enter hexadecimal digits (any combination of

0-9

and

a-f

or

A-F

).

Use the same number of characters for each key as specified in the

Characters

Required

field. These are the RC4 WEP keys shared with the stations using the

access point.

Each client must be configured to use one of these same WEP keys in the same
slot as specified here on the access point. (See “Rules to Remember for Static
WEP” on page 111
.)

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