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Encryption, Key Format, Key Length

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Chapter 3 Connection Wizard The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Network > Wireless LAN > AP Select LABEL DESCRIPTION Select Use the radio button to select the wireless device to which you want to connect. SSID This displays the Service Set IDentity of the wireless device. The SSID is a unique name that identifies a wireless network. All devices in a wireless network must use the same SSID. MAC This displays the MAC address of the wireless device. Channel This displays the channel number used by this wireless device. Mode This displays which IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless networking standards the wireless device supports. Security Mode This displays the type of security configured on the wireless device. When no is shown, no security is configured and you can connect to it without a password. Strength This displays the strength of the wireless signal. The signal strength mainly depends on the antenna output power and the distance between your WRE2205 and this device. Setup repeater manually Select this to setup the AP manually. SSID If Setup repeater manually is selected, use this field to type the SSID of the AP. This is useful when the AP's SSID is hidden. Refresh Click this to search for available wireless devices within transmission range and update this table. BACK Click this to go back to the previous step in the wizard. NEXT Click this to start the next step in the AP setup process. EXIT Click this to exit the wizard. Previous Click this to see the previous page of APs. Next Click this to see the next page of APs. Note: The wireless stations and WRE2205 must use the same SSID, channel ID, WPA-PSK (if WPA-PSK is enabled) or WPA2-PSK (if WPA2-PSK is enabled) for wireless communication. 2 Type a key. The number of characters accepted by the KEY field is shown in the following table. Table 4 Maximum Key Lengths ENCRYPTION KEY FORMAT 64-bit WEP ASCII Hex 128-bit WEP ASCII Hex WPA pre-shared key Passphrase Hex KEY LENGTH 5 characters 10 characters 13 characters 26 characters 8-63 characters 64 characters 16 WRE2205 User's Guide

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Chapter 3 Connection Wizard
WRE2205 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Note: The wireless stations and WRE2205 must use the same SSID, channel ID, WPA-PSK
(if WPA-PSK is enabled) or WPA2-PSK (if WPA2-PSK is enabled) for wireless
communication.
2
Type a key. The number of characters accepted by the KEY field is shown in the following table.
Table 3
Network > Wireless LAN > AP Select
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Select
Use the radio button to select the wireless device to which you want to connect.
SSID
This displays the Service Set IDentity of the wireless device. The SSID is a unique name
that identifies a wireless network. All devices in a wireless network must use the same
SSID.
MAC
This displays the MAC address of the wireless device.
Channel
This displays the channel number used by this wireless device.
Mode
This displays which IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless networking standards the wireless device
supports.
Security Mode
This displays the type of security configured on the wireless device. When
no
is shown, no
security is configured and you can connect to it without a password.
Strength
This displays the strength of the wireless signal. The signal strength mainly depends on
the antenna output power and the distance between your WRE2205 and this device.
Setup repeater
manually
Select this to setup the AP manually.
SSID
If
Setup repeater manually
is selected, use this field to type the SSID of the AP. This is
useful when the AP’s SSID is hidden.
Refresh
Click this to search for available wireless devices within transmission range and update
this table.
BACK
Click this to go back to the previous step in the wizard.
NEXT
Click this to start the next step in the AP setup process.
EXIT
Click this to exit the wizard.
Previous
Click this to see the previous page of APs.
Next
Click this to see the next page of APs.
Table 4
Maximum Key Lengths
ENCRYPTION
KEY FORMAT
KEY LENGTH
64-bit WEP
ASCII
5 characters
Hex
10 characters
128-bit WEP
ASCII
13 characters
Hex
26 characters
WPA pre-shared key
Passphrase
8-63 characters
Hex
64 characters