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3. Configure the

Manual Key Settings

NOTE When entering Inbound or Outbound encryption or authentication keys, an

error message could display stating the keys provided are "weak". Some

WEP attack tools invoke a dictionary to hack WEP keys based on

commonly used words. To avoid entering a weak key, try to not to produce

a WEP key using commonly used terms and attempt to mix alphabetic and

numerical key attributes when possible.

AH Authentication

screen to modify the following:

AH provides data authentication and anti-replay services for the

VPN tunnel. Select the required authentication method from the

drop-down menu:

None - Disables AH authentication. The rest of the fields are

MD5 - Enables the Message Digest 5 algorithm requiring

128-bit (32-character hexadecimal) keys.

SHA1 - Enables Secure Hash Algorithm 1, requiring 160-bit

(40-character hexadecimal) keys.

Configuring Access Point Security