Foundry Networks IronPoint 200 User Manual page 207

3. Select the required key length, 64-bit, 128-bit, or 152-bit.
Note: The 152-bit key applies only to the 802.11a wireless interface.
4. Enter the key.
5. To enter more than one key, repeat Step 3 through Step 4.
6. Select the transmit key that the VAP interface will use at the current time. If more than one key is
entered, you can select different keys for each VAP interface. You can also change to a different
key from time to time to provide additional security.
7. Click Apply.
8. From the main menu, under the Radio Interface 802.11a or 802.11g, click Security.
9. For the VAP interface using static WEP keys, click More.
10. Set Authentication to User Shared Key.
11. Enable WEP Encryption.
12. Click Apply.
VAP Transmit Key Select – Selects the key number to use for encryption for each VAP interface. If
the clients have all four keys configured to the same values, you can change the encryption key to
any of the four settings without having to update the client keys.
Note: In a mixed-mode environment with clients using static WEP keys and WPA, select WEP
transmit key index 2, 3, or 4. The access point uses transmit key index 1 for the generation of
dynamic keys.
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