None (Plain-Text); Static Wep; Figure 8. Static Wep Configuration - D-Link DWL-3500AP - AirPremier Wireless Switching 108G Access Point Administrator's Manual

• None
•

Static WEP

• IEEE 802.1X
• WPA Personal
• WPA Enterprise
When you select a security mode other than None, additional fields appear. The following
sections describe how to configure each security mode.

None (Plain-text)

If you select None as your security mode, no further options are configurable on the AP. This
mode means that any data transferred to and from the access point is not encrypted. This
security mode can be useful during initial network configuration or for problem solving, but it
is not recommended for regular use on the internal network because it is not secure.
Static WEP
Static WEP is not the most secure mode available, but it offers more protection than setting the
security mode to None because it prevents an outsider from easily sniffing out unencrypted
wireless traffic. (For more secure modes, see the sections on
"WPA Personal"
WEP encrypts data moving across the wireless network based on a static key. (The encryption
algorithm is a "stream" cipher called RC4.)
If you select Static WEP as the Security Mode, additional fields display, as

Figure 8. Static WEP Configuration

on page 50, or "WPA Enterprise"
4 Configuring Access Point Security
"IEEE 802.1X"
on page 52.)
Figure 8
Configuring Virtual Access Point Security
on page 49,
shows.
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