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Network Settings > Wireless, General, Basic, Static WEP, Shared WEP, Security

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Chapter 5 Wireless Shared key mode involves a shared secret key to authenticate the wireless station to the AP or peer computer. This requires you to enable the wireless LAN security and use same settings on both the wireless station and the AP or peer computer. In order to configure and enable WEP encryption, click Network Settings > Wireless to display the General screen. Select Basic as the security level. Then select Static WEP or Shared WEP from the Security Mode list. Figure 24 Wireless > General: Basic (Static WEP/Shared WEP) The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 9 Wireless > General: Basic (Static WEP/Shared WEP) LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Choose Static WEP or Shared WEP from the drop-down list box. WEP Key • Select Static WEP to have the LTE Device allow association with wireless clients that use Open System mode. Data transfer is encrypted as long as the wireless client has the correct WEP key for encryption. The LTE Device authenticates wireless clients using Shared Key mode that have the correct WEP key. • Select Shared WEP to have the LTE Device authenticate only those wireless clients that use Shared Key mode and have the correct WEP key. Enter a WEP key that will be used to encrypt data. Both the LTE Device and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission. If you want to manually set the WEP key, enter any 5 or 13 characters (ASCII string) or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") for a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key respectively. 48 LTE-5121 User's Guide

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Chapter 5 Wireless
LTE-5121 User’s Guide
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Shared key mode involves a shared secret key to authenticate the wireless station to the AP or peer
computer. This requires you to enable the wireless LAN security and use same settings on both the
wireless station and the AP or peer computer.
In order to configure and enable WEP encryption, click
Network Settings > Wireless
to display
the
General
screen. Select
Basic
as the security level. Then select
Static WEP
or
Shared WEP
from the
Security
Mode
list.
Figure 24
Wireless > General: Basic (Static WEP/Shared WEP)
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 9
Wireless > General: Basic (Static WEP/Shared WEP)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Security Mode
Choose
Static WEP
or
Shared WEP
from the drop-down list box.
Select
Static WEP
to have the LTE Device allow association with wireless clients
that use Open System mode. Data transfer is encrypted as long as the wireless
client has the correct WEP key for encryption. The LTE Device authenticates
wireless clients using Shared Key mode that have the correct WEP key.
Select
Shared WEP
to have the LTE Device authenticate only those wireless
clients that use Shared Key mode and have the correct WEP key.
WEP Key
Enter a WEP key that will be used to encrypt data. Both the LTE Device and the
wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you want to manually set the WEP key, enter any 5 or 13 characters (ASCII
string) or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") for a 64-bit or 128-bit
WEP key respectively.