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Table 20, LABEL, DESCRIPTION, Wireless LAN, PLA4231 User's Guide

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Figure 47 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: Static WEP Chapter 10 Wireless LAN The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen. Table 20 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: Static WEP LABEL Security Mode PassPhrase DESCRIPTION Select Static WEP to enable data encryption. Enter a passphrase (up to 26 printable characters) and click Generate. WEP Encryption A passphrase functions like a password. In WEP security mode, it is further converted by the PLA4231 into a complicated string that is referred to as the "key". This key is requested from all devices wishing to connect to a wireless network. Select 64-bits or 128-bits. Authentication Method This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use. Select Auto or Shared Key from the drop-down list box. This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP key to login to the wireless client. Keep this setting at Auto unless you want to force a key verification before communication between the wireless client and the PLA4231 occurs. ASCII Select Shared Key to force the clients to provide the WEP key prior to communication. Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as WEP key. PLA4231 User's Guide 69

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Chapter 10 Wireless LAN
PLA4231 User’s Guide
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Figure 47
Network > Wireless LAN > Security: Static WEP
The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.
Table 20
Network > Wireless LAN > Security: Static WEP
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Security Mode
Select
Static WEP
to enable data encryption.
PassPhrase
Enter a passphrase (up to 26 printable characters) and click
Generate
.
A passphrase functions like a password. In WEP security mode, it is further converted by
the PLA4231 into a complicated string that is referred to as the “key”. This key is requested
from all devices wishing to connect to a wireless network.
WEP Encryption
Select
64-bits
or
128-bits
.
This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use.
Authentication
Method
Select
Auto
or
Shared Key
from the drop-down list box.
This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP key to login to the
wireless client. Keep this setting at
Auto
unless you want to force a key verification before
communication between the wireless client and the PLA4231 occurs.
Select
Shared Key
to force the clients to provide the WEP key prior to communication.
ASCII
Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as WEP key.