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protect your network and data from intruders. Note that 40bit is the same as 64bit and will
work with either type of wireless client. The default is
off.
A single key is selected (see default-key) for encr yption of outbound/transmitted packets.
The WEP-enabled client must have the identical key, of the same length, in the identical
slot (1..4) as the wireless Gateway, in order to successfully receive and decr ypt the
packet. Similarly, the client also has a ‘default’ key that it uses to encr ypt its transmis-
sions. In order for the wireless Gateway to receive the client’s data, it must likewise have
the identical key, of the same length, in the same slot. For simplicity, a wireless Gateway
and its clients need only enter, share, and use the first key.
set wireless network-id privacy pre-shared-key string
The Pre Shared Key is a passphrase shared between the Router and the clients and is
used to generate dynamically changing keys, when
WPA-PSK is selected or enabled. The
passphrase can be 8 – 63 characters. It is recommended to use at least 20 characters for
best security.
set wireless network-id privacy default-keyid { 1...4 }
Specifies which WEP encr yption key (of 4) the wireless Gateway will use to transmit data.
The client must have an identical matching key, in the same numeric slot, in order to suc-
cessfully decode. Note that a client allows you to choose which of its keys it will use to
transmit. Therefore, you must have an identical key in the same numeric slot on the Gate-
way.
For simplicity, it is easiest to have both the Gateway and the client transmit with the same
key. The default is
1.
set wireless network-id privacy encryption-key1-length
{40/64bit, 128bit, 256bit}
set wireless network-id privacy encryption-key2-length
{40/64bit, 128bit, 256bit}
set wireless network-id privacy encryption-key3-length
{40/64bit, 128bit, 256bit}
set wireless network-id privacy encryption-key4-length
{40/64bit, 128bit, 256bit}
Selects the length of each encr yption key. 40bit encr yption is equivalent to 64bit encr yp-
tion. The longer the key, the stronger the encr yption and the more difficult it is to break the
encr yption.