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Fortress Bridge: Configuration
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WEP Key Type - WEP keys can be composed of an ASCII
(plaintext) passphrase or hexadecimal string. Hex is the default.
WEP Keys 1–4 - You must manually enter at least one static
key to be used in Open WEP and Shared WEP transactions,
within the specifications you set in the two fields above, which
determine the usable key lengths for these fields.
Use the radio button to select the default transmit key: the key
to be used when transmitting multicast/broadcast messages on
the network.
802.1X Security
802.1X security uses WEP encryption with dynamically
generated keys rather than static keys for encryption.
The dynamic keys used when you select a Security Suite of
802.1X are generated and exchanged automatically at user-
specified intervals. This interval is the only additional setting
required for 802.1X security. Specify the interval in seconds in
the
802.1X Rekey Period field. Whole numbers between 0 and
99999 , inclusive, are allowed. A value of 0 (zero), disables the
rekeying function; the keys used by connecting devices will
remain unchanged for the duration of their sessions.
WPA, WPA2 and WPA-Mixed Security
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA2 are the
enterprise
modes of these two WPA types (as distinguished from the pre-
shared key modes described below).
You can specify that WPA or WPA2 be used exclusively on a
given VAP, or you can configure a single VAP to be able to use
either (by selecting
WPA-Mixed ), depending on the WPA type in
use by the connecting device.
Table 3.2. Usable WEP Key Lengths
bit-length in hex in ASCII
104-bit 13 digits 7 characters
40-bit 10 digits 5 characters
detail: