Cabletron Systems RoamAbout Access Point Manual page 94

Configuring Security
d) Choose one of the following options if the Access Point is configured for a
wireless infrastructure network:
— Enable Set Exclude Unencrypted to only accept encrypted data from clients.
— Disable Set Exclude Unencrypted to accept both encrypted and unencrypted
e) Enable encryption using the Set Encryption State menu option.
f)
To prevent any management tool using SNMP, including the AP Manager, from
changing the encryption parameters, enable the Set Exclude SNMP menu option.
5. Reset the Access Point as follows. You do not need to reset the Access Point if you
only add, delete, or modify keys, or change the transmit key.
— If using the AP Manager, select Reset from the main window, then select Reset
with Current Settings.
— If using the console port, select Reset with Current Settings from the
RoamAbout Access Point Installation Menu.
Allow approximately one minute for the Access Point to reset and complete its
self-test.
6. To configure encryption on the RoamAbout clients:
a) Open the RoamAbout Driver Properties window as described in the "Showing
Current Client Settings" section on page 5-21.
b) Click the Encryption tab. Press <F1> on your keyboard for detailed information
about the Encryption window.
c) Place a check mark in the Enable Encryption check box.
d) Enter the keys in the correct Encryption Key fields. Make sure that the keys are
in the same positions as the other wireless devices.
After you leave the Encryption window, the characters in each Key field are
replaced by asterisks (*) that fill the field.
e) In Encrypt Data Transmissions using, select the key you want the client to use
when transmitting data. Each wireless device can use a different transmission key
as long as the other devices have that key entered in the same key position.
f)
Click OK to close the RoamAbout Driver Properties window. Restart the
computer when prompted.
5-28 Configuring the Wireless Network
Only clients that have the correct keys can participate in this network.
data from different clients. This allows clients who require security to use
encryption without preventing other clients from using the network.