Mitel 1000 Owner's Manual page 125

Configure Wireless Network Security
The following page allows you to configure wireless security:
You can protect your wireless data from potential eavesdroppers by
encrypting wireless data transmissions. An eavesdropper might set
up a compatible wireless adapter within range of your Mitel 1000
and attempt to access your network. Data encryption is the
translation of data into a form that cannot be easily understood by
unauthorized users.
There are two methods of wireless security to choose from:
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP); data is encrypted into blocks of
either 64 bits length or 128 bits length. The encrypted data can only
be sent and received by users with access to a private network key.
Each PC on your wireless network must be manually configured
with the same key as your Mitel 1000 in order to allow wireless
encrypted data transmissions. Eavesdroppers cannot access your
network if they do not know your private key. WEP is considered to
be a low security option.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA); provides a stronger data encryption
method (called Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)). It runs in a
special, easy-to-set-up home mode called Pre-Shared Key (PSK)
that allows you to manually enter a pass phrase on all the Mitel
1000s in your wireless network. WPA data encryption is based on a
WPA master key. The master key is derived from the pass phrase
and the network name (SSID) of the Mitel 1000.
To configure security, choose one of the following options:
If you do not want to use Wireless Network security, click the Off
radio button and then click Next>. Off is the default setting, but you
are strongly recommended to use wireless network security on
your Mitel 1000.
If you are following the First Time Settings wizard, the next page in
the wizard sequence is displayed, which allows you to Configure
Wireless Address Authentication.
If you have accessed this page from the General Settings section of
the Wireless Network page, click on the Confirm Changes button to
apply changes and return to the Wireless Network page.
If you want to use WEP 64bit data encryption, click on the 64bit
encryption on the wireless network radio button and then click
Next>. Now follow the instructions in Configuring 64bit or 128bit
encryption on page 126.
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