Pre-Shared Encryption Keys; Defining Pre-Shared Encryption Keys; Overwriting An Existing Static Wep Key; Disabling Static Wep - Acer Atheros AR5B95 Manual

Pre-Shared Encryption Keys

Defining pre-shared encryption keys:

1. Click the
2. Click the
3. Fill in the fields in the Define Pre-Shared Keys dialog box:
Key Entry
Encryption
WEP Keys
WEP Key
4. Click OK

Overwriting an Existing Static WEP Key

1. Click the
2. Click on Configure.
3. In the window, all existing static WEP keys are displayed as asterisks for security
reasons. Click in the field of the existing static WEP key to overwrite.
4. Delete the asterisks in that field.
5. Enter a new key.
6. Make sure to select the
key to transmit packets.
7. Click OK.

Disabling Static WEP

To disable static WEP for a particular profile, Select any other security option on the
Profile Management tab to automatically disable static WEP
OR: choose
recommended).
Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP)
Configure button.
Determines the entry method for an encryption key: hexadecimal (0-9,
A-F), or ASCII text (all keyboard characters except spaces).
Selects the default encryption keys used. Only allows the selection for
Keys a shared First, Second, Third, or Fourth key whose corresponding
field has been completed.
Defines a set of shared encryption keys for network configuration
security. At least one Shared Key field must be populated to enable
(1-4)
security using a shared key.
Click on the radio button to set the key as the default encryption key.
Defines the size for each encryption key. The options include:
64-bit (enter 10 digits for hexadecimal, 5 ASCII characters)
Size
128-bit (enter 26 digits for hexadecimal, 13 digits for ASCII)
152-bit (enter 32 digits hexadecimal, 16 digits for ASCII)
for the changes to take effect.
Pre-Shared Key radio button on the Security tab.
Transmit Key
None on the Security tab to disable security, and click
radio button on the Security tab.
button to the left of this key is selected for the
OK (not