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object’s
property.
NetworkServiceDevice
object to True. This enables
authentication for all Network Service Devices on the
system. As a result, the authentication key used by each
Full and Lightweight client application must match the
authentication key established in Step 1 the next time
any of those applications opens the network.
Note that if
you have set the authentication key used by a Full
client's network interface to match the authentication
key established in step 1, then other clients can use that
connection without re-specifying the key, as long the first
Full client remains connected to the server.
property to True the
objects that will use authentication.
Disabling Authentication
To disable authentication for all the devices in a system,
follow these steps:
1. Set the AuthenticationEnabled property to False on the
that represents the System object’s
NetworkServiceDevice. This disables authentication for
all application devices, routers and Network Service
Devices operating on the system.
2. Set the System object’s AuthenticationKey property to ffff
ffff ffff if the network is using 48-bit authentication, or
to ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff if the network is using 96-bit
authentication.
Availability
Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax
authEnabled = Object.AuthenticationEnabled
Element
Description
authEnabled
Boolean value indicating whether an
application device uses network
management authentication.
If the SecurityLevel property of the
object is set to
lcaSecurityLevelKeyDistributionE
nabled, setting this property to True
enables network management
authentication and installs the system
key in the device or router.
If the SecurityLevel is not
lcaSecurityLevelKeyDistributionE
nabled, setting this property to True
implies that network management
authentication will be enabled by the
Object Server, but the system key will