D-Link DWS-3160-24TC DWS-3160 Series Web UI Reference Guide - Page 422

DWS-3160 Series Gigabit Ethernet Unified Switch Web UI Reference Guide WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a data encryption protocol for 802.11 wireless networks. If this security mechanism is selected, all wireless clients and access points on the network are configured with a 64-bit or 128-bit Shared Key for data encryption. Select WEP to see the following options. Static WEP - Select Static WEP to configure the static key management. The following options will display: • Authentication - Tick the check boxes to select the authentication type. Available options are Open System and Shared Key. • WEP Key Type - Click the radio buttons to select the key type. Available options are ASCII and HEX. ASCII key includes upper and lower case alphabetic letters, the numeric digits, and special symbols such as @ and #. HEX key includes digits 0 to 9 and the letters A to F. • WEP Key Length (bits) - Click the radio button to select the key length in 64 bits or 128 bits. • WEP Keys - Click the radio button to select the specific transfer key. Enter up to 4 WEP keys in the text fields. The length of keys depends on the WEP Key Type and WEP Key Length configured earlier. WEP IEEE802.1X - Select WEP IEEE802.1X to see the following options: • Bcast Key Refresh Rate - Enter a value to set the interval at which the broadcast key is changed for clients associated to this VAP. • Session Key Refresh Rate - Enter a value to set the interval at which the Unicast session keys is changed. 417