Motorola WS2000 - Wireless Switch - Network Management Device System Reference Manual page 235

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WS 2000 Use Cases
Clarissa clicks the + to the left of the Printer WLAN menu item and selects the Printer Security item. In the
screen that displays, Clarissa selects no authentication. She enters the MAC numbers of the wireless
printers in the Mobile Access Control section. The MAC numbers are unique numbers assigned to every
network-cable hardware device and are usually listed on the same label that shows the device's model
number and serial number. She enters each by clicking on the Add button and entering the MAC address in
the Start MAC column of the new row.
She uses the Mobile Unit Access Control pull-down menu to select Deny. This specifies that the switch will
deny access to any mobile unit that has a MAC address that is not listed.
In the Encryption Methods section, she selects WEP 128 (104-bit key). WEP encryption is weak compared
with WPA-TKIP, but still requires a day or so of solid traffic samples and a fair amount of effort to break. There
is no data transversing this link that a data thief couldn't find in the trash. In any case, the store's wireless
printers only support WEP.
She clicks the WEP Key Settings button and enters the keys she will use: