3Com 3CRWE20096A User Guide - Page 15

Changing the Administration Password 15 from 0 to 9. This type of encryption is compatible with equipment from other manufacturers that use Wi-Fi certified 40-bit encryption. To enter the keys, click Specify shared keys and which to use. Then click To specify and select the shared keys. In the shared keys window, enter all four keys in the provided spaces, then click a radio button in the Selected Key column to specify which key to use, and click Save. 128-bit Shared Key This option can be used with other 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN devices and with equipment from certain manufacturers that also support 128-bit shared key encryption. It provides a higher level of security than the 40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi) option and uses a more complicated type of encryption. This type of security requires you to set up encryption using a string or shared keys as described in "40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi)" on page 14. Changing the Administration Password Under Tools, click Change Password. The Change Administration Password page appears, where you can change the administration password for the access point. Enter the current password and new password in the spaces provided and click OK. Using Configuration Templates Configuration templates help you to copy standard parameters from one access point to another. Use of templates makes configuring access points easier and faster because after you save a template, you can load it to another access point. Creating a Template 1 Set the basic access point parameters in the System Configuration pages. If you set specific parameters such as the Device Name or a specific IP address, these parameters will not be saved in the template. 2 Under Save/Restore Files, click Save Template. 3 In the Save Configuration Template page, click Save Template. 4 Specify a name and location for the template, and click OK. Loading a Template 1 In the Wireless Network Tree, select an access point and click Configure. 2 Under Save/Restore Files, click Load Template. 3 Click Browse and select the a configuration template to upload to the access point. 4 Click Load Template. The configuration template is applied to the access point. Saving Access Point Configurations As part of system maintenance, you should save and back up the configurations of individual access points in case you need to reload them in the future. The backup saves all the parameters of the selected access point in a file on your computer. The file can be used later to restore the access point configuration.