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Configuring the Client Adapter
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• WPA—Enables WPA, which enables your client adapter to associate to access points using WPA.
• WPA-PSK—Enables WPA Pre-shared key (WPA-PSK), which enables your client adapter to
associate to access points using WPA-PSK.
• WPA-None—Enables WPA for your client adapter when the client is set for ad hoc mode.
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Step 11 Select one of the following options from the Data encryption drop-down list:
• Disabled—Disables data encryption for your client adapter. This option is available only when
Open or Shared has been selected for Network Authentication.
• WEP—Enables static or dynamic WEP for your client adapter. This option is recommended for use
with open authentication.
• TKIP—Enables Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) for your client adapter. This option is
recommended for use with WPA and WPA-PSK.
Step 12 Follow the steps below to enter a static WEP key if you are planning to use static WEP.
Note
a. Make sure the The key is provided for me automatically check box is unchecked.
b. Obtain the WEP key for the access point (in an infrastructure network) or other clients (in an ad hoc
network) from your system administrator and enter it in both the Network key and Confirm network
key fields. Follow the guidelines below to enter a new static WEP key:
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Cisco Aironet 340, 350, and CB20A Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows
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Appendix E
EAP-TLS does not work with shared key authentication because shared key authentication
requires the use of a WEP key, and a WEP key is not set for EAP-TLS until after the
completion of EAP authentication.
Refer to the "Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)" section on page E-4
and WPA-PSK.
If you are planning to use EAP-TLS, PEAP, or EAP-SIM authentication, which uses dynamic
WEP, go to Step 13.
WEP keys must contain the following number of characters:
10 hexadecimal characters or 5 ASCII text characters for 40-bit keys
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Example: 5A5A313859 (hexadecimal) or ZZ18Y (ASCII)
26 hexadecimal characters or 13 ASCII text characters for 128-bit keys
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Example: 5A583135333554595549333534 (hexadecimal) or ZX1535TYUI354 (ASCII)
Note You must enter hexadecimal characters for 5-GHz client adapters if these adapters will
be used with Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Points.
Your client adapter's WEP key must match the WEP key used by the access point (in
infrastructure mode) or clients (in ad hoc mode) with which you are planning to communicate.
Configuring the Client Adapter through the Windows XP Operating System
for more information on WPA
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