Alvarion WBSIac User Manual page 71

Chapter 2 - Management
2.4.5.2.4 Wireless Security
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Encryption: Chooses between the following encryptions:
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No Encryption (open)
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WEP Open System
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WEP Shared Key
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WPA-PSK
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WPA2-PSK
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WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Mixed Mode
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IEEE802.1X/WPA-EAP
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IEEE802.1X/WPA2-EAP.
2.4.5.2.4.1 WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is the oldest and least secure encryption algorithm. Stronger encryption
using WPA or WPA2 should be used where possible.
For the WEP Open System and WEP Shared Key encryptions, you can specify up to 4 keys and only 1
would be used at a time. We have the following options:
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Used Key Slot: Chooses between Key #1 to Key #4.
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Key #1: Specifies a string of characters to be used as the password. It may consist of 5 ASCII
characters or 10 HEX characters, implying a 64-bit WEP key length. Otherwise, it may consist of 13
ASCII or 26 HEX characters, implying a 128-bit key length.
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Key #2, Key #3, and Key #4: Similar to Key #1.
Valid HEX characters are numbers 0-9 and letters A-F, case insensitive. Valid ASCII characters are
NOTE!
numbers and the letters of the English alphabet, case sensitive. Based on the number of characters, the
key is automatically checked for validity. Invalid keys are represented by red dots while valid keys are
represented by black dots. Click the green arrows icon beside the text field to reveal/hide the
password.
WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l
Figure 2-80: Wifi - Wireless Security
Network Tab
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