Overwriting an existing static wep key, Disabling static wep – Cisco 340 User Manual

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Cisco Aironet 340, 350, and CB20A Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows

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Chapter 5 Configuring the Client Adapter

Setting Network Security Parameters

Overwriting an Existing Static WEP Key

Follow these steps to overwrite an existing static WEP key.

Note

You can overwrite existing WEP keys, but you cannot edit or delete them.

Step 1

Click the Static WEP Keys button on the Network Security screen. The Static WEP Keys screen appears
(see

Figure 5-6

).

Step 2

Look at the current WEP key settings in the middle of the screen. A check mark appears in the Already
Set? box for all existing static WEP keys.

Note

For security reasons, the codes for existing static WEP keys do not appear on the screen.

Step 3

Decide which existing static WEP key you want to overwrite.

Step 4

Click within the blank field of that key.

Step 5

Enter a new key, following the guidelines outlined in

Step 6

of the

“Entering a New Static WEP Key”

section on page 5-35

.

Step 6

Make sure the Transmit Key button to the left of your key is selected, if you want this key to be used to
transmit packets.

Step 7

Click OK to exit the Static WEP Keys screen and return to the Network Security screen.

Step 8

Click OK to return to the Profile Manager screen; then click OK or Apply to save your changes.

Disabling Static WEP

If you ever need to disable static WEP for a particular profile, choose None under Data Encryption on
the Network Security screen, click OK, and click OK or Apply on the Profile Manager screen.

Note

Choosing LEAP or EAP-FAST under Network Authentication on the Network Security screen disables
static WEP automatically.

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