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Network Setup menu options
Wireless
Figure 84 Access Point Configuration — WEP Security Method
Select an authentication from the WEP Authentication list. Available options are:
a
• Open System – [Recommended] Allow any client to authenticate. Since clients must still have
a valid WEP key in order to send or receive data, this setting does not make the WEP protocol
less secure, and is the recommended setting.
• Shared Key – Clients must use the WEP key to authenticate.
• Open System or Shared Key – Allow clients to connect using either of the above two methods.
Security Alert:
of the WEP key. McAfee recommends using
Select a key length from the WEP Key Length list. This sets the length of the WEP key fields 1-4.
b
Available options are:
• 128-bit [Recommended] if possible
• 64-bit
Select the default Transmit key. Available options are:
c
• WPA Key 1
• WPA Key 2
• WPA Key 3
• WPA Key 4
Enter up to 4 encryption keys in the WPA Key 1-4 fields. Accepted formats are:
d
• 10 hexadecimal digits (0 – 9, A – F) for 64-bit keys
• 26 hexadecimal digits for 128-bit keys.
Click Finish.
e
If you chose WEP with 802.1X from the Security Method list, click Finish.
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If you chose WPA-PSK as a security method:
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Due to flaws in the authentication protocol, the Shared Key method reduces the security
Open System
authentication instead.