Motorola AP-5131 Installation Manual page 36

30 AP-5131 Access Point: Installation Guide
4.2.1 Configuring Basic AP-5131 Security
For testing basic connectivity, there is no reason to configure a server supported authentication
scheme. WEP 128 is described in this guide as a basic security scheme sufficient to protect the
AP-5131's initial transmissions. For details on configuring more sophisticated authentication and
encryption options available to the AP-5131, refer to the AP-51xx Product Reference Guide. The guide
is available on the Motorola Web site, at
http://support.symbol.com/support/product/manuals.do.
To configure WEP 128:
1. From the AP-5131 Quick Setup screen, click the
Policy item.
The
New Security Policy
authentication
would provide no security and might only make sense in a guest network wherein no
sensitive data is either transmitted or received. Consequently, at a minimum, a basic
security scheme (in this case WEP 128) is recommended.
NOTE
2. Ensure the
of the policy.
Multiple WLANs can share the same security policy, so be careful not to name security
policies after specific WLANs or risk defining a WLAN to single policy. Motorola
recommends naming the policy after the attributes of the authentication or encryption
type selected.
screen displays with the
and
No Encryption
For information on configuring the other (more sophisticated) encryption
and authentication options available to the AP-5131, refer to the
AP-51xx Product Reference Guide. The guide is available on the Motorola
Web site, at http://support.symbol.com/support/product/manuals.do.
of the security policy entered suits the intended configuration or function
Name
Create
Manually Pre-shared key/No
options selected. Naming and saving such a policy (as is)
button to the right of the Security