Using Wep - Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex 7055 User Manual

4 When you are finished, click Update Settings to save and apply the changes.
A confirmation message appears at the top of this page.
5 Click Go back to Wireless Configuration to reopen the previous page.
If required, continue with the following:
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Using WEP

• Using WPA
• Customizing 802.1X Settings
• Setting Threshold Options
• Rate Limiting
• Controlling Access to the Wireless Network
Using WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security algorithm for 802.11 wireless networks
designed to provide data confidentiality comparable to that of a wired network. WEP
uses a pre-shared key for encrypting data frames that is shared among all users of
the wireless network. For this reason and others, WEP has been discredited as a
security mechanism and should be avoided in favor of WPA if at all possible.
CAUTION!
recommends using WPA whenever possible, and only use WEP if your client devices
do not support WPA.
CAUTION!
rates. If you select WEP encryption for a WLAN, wireless devices that are capable
of faster 802.11n transfer rates are limited to 802.11g rates. Other WLANs are
unaffected.
1 Go to Configuration > Wireless or Configuration > Radio 2.4G or
Configuration > Radio 5G. The Configuration > Wireless > Common page
appears.
2 Click the Wireless # (WLAN number) tab that you want to configure. The
Configuration > Wireless > Wireless[#] page appears.
3 Select WEP from the Encryption Method menu. An additional set of WEP-
specific encryption options appear on this page.
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WEP encryption is easily circumvented. Therefore, Ruckus Wireless
Using WEP encryption limits the performance of the WLAN to 802.11g
Configuring the AP
Configuring Wireless Settings
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