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3: C
HAPTER
ONFIGURING THE
Changing Wireless
Security Settings
No Security (Open
System)
40/64-bit WEP Key
B
RIDGE
Security settings default to Open System (no security). Optionally, you can
set different security settings as described in "Changing Wireless Security
Settings" on page 36.
5 When you are finished, click Apply.
6 End the browser session.
7 Repeat steps 1–6 with the second Bridge. Make sure you configure
Bridge settings to match exactly. When you are finished, click Apply and
end the browser session.
8 Connect the Ethernet devices to the Bridges. If you use hubs, make sure
that the Bridges are connected through the hub uplink ports.
Under System Configuration, click Wireless Security. The Wireless Security
Settings page appears, where you can select the type of security to be
used on the Bridge.
The Bridge can be configured to support three types of data encryption:
WEP, TKIP, and AES. After selecting a data encryption type, you can select
an authentication type.
The following sections describe the settings. To maintain wireless
association, the settings on clients and the access points they associate
with (or other members of an ad-hoc network) must match exactly.
No security policy is used. Network communications could be intercepted
by unintended recipients.
This option encrypts the wireless transmissions to protect data, but still
allows communication among compatible wireless LAN clients and access
points from third-party manufacturers that are Wi-Fi certified.
This type of security requires you to set up encryption in one of the
following ways:
String (3Com Passphrase) – For use only with other 3Com 11a/b/g
■
wireless devices, an encryption string is a case-sensitive string of
characters between 6 and 30 characters long. To enter the string,
select Enter a string to generate WEP keys. Then type any combination
of letters and numbers in the space provided and select Apply.
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