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Appendix B - About Wireless LANs
Encryption
Wireless LAN Configuration
To allow Wireless Stations to use the Access Point, the Wireless Stations and the
Access Point must use the same settings, as follows:
Mode
On client Wireless Stations, the mode must be set to
"Infrastructure".
(The Access Point is always in "Infrastructure" mode.)
SSID (ESSID)
Wireless Stations should use the same SSID (ESSID) as the
Access Point they wish to connect to. Alternatively, the SSID
can be set to "any" or null (blank) to allow connection to any
Access Point.
The Wireless Stations and the Access Point must use the same
Wireless
Security
settings for Wireless security. (None, WEP, WPA-PSK).
WEP: If WEP is used, the Key size (64Bit, 128Bit), Key value,
and Authentication settings must be the same on the Wireless
Stations and the Access Point.
WPA-PSK: If WPA-PSK is used, all Wireless Stations must be
set to use WPA-PSK, and have the same Pre-shared Key and
encryption system.
For Ad-hoc networks (no Access Point), all Wireless stations
must use the same security settings.
The same encryption method must be used. The most
common encryption method is TKIP. Another widely-
supported method is AES.
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