Cisco AIRONET 340 SERIES Quick Start Manual page 8

Configuring the Base Station with BSCU
After a wireless PC is configured, configure the base station using BSCU. These steps are
appropriate if you are using the cable or DSL modem or a telephone dial-up (modem)
configuration method. If you are using an Internet browser or Telnet utility to make
configuration changes, see the Cisco Aironet 340 Series Base Station Hardware Installation
Guide.
Configure the base station by using BSCU as follows:
1
If it is not already running, start BSCU.
2
From the Base Station pull-down menu, select Set up Base Station. The Set Up Base Station
With My Settings dialog box appears.
3
Click Edit Base Station Settings. The Base Station Wireless Network Parameters dialog box
appears.
4
Enter the SSID in the entry box using the 1 to 32 ASCII characters (printable keyboard
characters) assigned to the radio card.
5
Verify the encryption capability of the radio card. The base station default parameters are
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set to 128-bit encryption and mixed-cell operation. If you have a radio card with no
encryption capability or 40-bit encryption (that is, model number PCM341), encryption is
not available, and the ability to change WEP encryption is grayed out.
6
If 128-bit encryption is being used, choose whether you will enter the WEP Encryption Key
in hexadecimal (0 to 9 or case insensitive A-F up to 26 characters) or ASCII (1 to 13
printable characters).
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Enter the encryption key in the WEP Encryption Key field and click Next.
Encryption prevents unauthorized access by wireless devices because messages are encoded
using an encryption key. The same WEP encryption key must be used by all wireless devices
communicating with the base station.
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A menu appears that requires you to choose which configuration method you want to use.
See the "Cable or DSL Modem Configuration" section below if you want to use the default
configuration method. If you want to use telephone dial-up (modem) configuration, skip
to the "Telephone Dial-Up (Modem) Configuration" section.