Wep 64 - Motorola AP-6511 Reference Manual

9. Select OK when completed to update the WLAN's WPA2-CCMP encryption configuration. Select
to revert back to its last saved configuration.
WPA2-CCMP Deployment Considerations
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WPA2-CCMP
Before defining a WPA2-CCMP supported configuration on a WLAN, refer to the following deployment
guidelines to ensure the configuration is optimally effective:
• Motorola recommends WPA2-CCMP be configured for all new (non visitor) WLANs requiring encryption,
as it's supported by the majority of the hardware and client vendors using Motorola wireless networking
equipment.
• WPA2-CCMP supersedes WPA-TKIP and implements all the mandatory elements of the 802.11i standard.
WPA2-CCMP introduces a new AES-based algorithm called CCMP which replaces TKIP and WEP and is
considered significantly more secure.

6.1.2.7 WEP 64

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Configuring WLAN Security
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol specified in the IEEE Wireless Fidelity (Wi -Fi) standard.
WEP is designed to provide a WLAN with a level of security and privacy comparable to that of a wired LAN.
WEP can be used with open, shared, MAC and 802.1 X EAP authentications. WEP is optimal for WLANs
supporting legacy deployments when also used with 802.1X EAP authentication to provide user and device
authentication and dynamic WEP key derivation and periodic key rotation. 802.1X provides authentication for
devices and also reduces the risk of a single WEP key being deciphered.
WEP 64 uses a 40 bit key concatenated with a 24-bit initialization vector (IV) to form the RC4 traffic key. WEP
64 is a less robust encryption scheme than WEP 128 (containing a shorter WEP algorithm for a hacker to
potentially duplicate), but networks that require more security are at risk from a WEP flaw. WEP is only
recommended if there are client devices that are incapable of using higher forms of security. The existing
802.11 standard alone offers administrators no effective method to update keys.
To configure WEP 64 encryption on a WLAN:
1. Select Configuration
WLANs.
2. Select the Add
wireless controller WLAN.
3. Select Security.
4. Select the WEP 64
The screen populates with the parameters required to define a WEP 64 configuration for the WLAN.
> Wireless > Wireless LAN Policy
button to create an additional WLAN or select
radio button from within the Select Encryption field.
to display a high-level display of the existing
Edit to modify the properties of an existing
Wireless Configuration
Reset
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