Using serial line – Vaisala PTU300 User Manual
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7.
If you have selected an encrypted network type (WEP or WPA), 
you must enter the security key to be used. Select the 
Key/passphrase entry and press the SET button. Enter the key in 
the same way as the SSID, and press the OK button. With the WEP 
encryption you must enter the encryption key in hexadecimal 
(10 hexdecimals for 64-bit encryption or 26 hexadecimals for 
128-bit encryption). A WPA key must be 8 … 63 ASCII 
characters. 
8.
After setting the wireless network parameters, press the EXIT 
button in the Wireless LAN Settings menu. You will be asked to 
confirm the new settings. Note that when new settings are saved, 
all currently active WLAN connections are disconnected. 
Using Serial Line
Use the serial line command WLAN to view or set the wireless network 
settings. If you set an encrypted network type, you will be asked to enter 
the security key. With the WEP encryption you must enter the encryption 
key in hexadecimal (10 hexdecimals for 64-bit encryption or 26 
hexadecimals for 128-bit encryption) or with plain ASCII characters (5 
characters for 64-bit encryption or 13 characters for 128-bit encryption). 
A WPA key must be 8 … 63 ASCII characters. 
WLAN [SSID TYPE]<cr>
where
SSID
=
Network name in 1 … 32 characters
TYPE
=
Security type of the wireless network. The options 
are: 
 
OPEN 
OPEN/WEP 
WPA-PSK/TKIP 
WPA-PSK/CCMP 
Examples:
>wlan ? 
Network SSID : WLAN-AP 
Type : OPEN 
> 
 
>wlan accesspoint wpa-psk/tkip 
Network SSID : accesspoint 
Type : WPA-PSK/TKIP 
WPA-PSK phrase ? thequickbrownfox 
Save changes (Y/N) ? y 
OK 
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