Specifications

Chapter 8 Security Setup
Setting Up WEP
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Note You must set a WEP key before enabling WEP. The options in the Use
of Data Encryption by Stations is pull-down menu do not appear until
you set a key.
The three settings in the pull-down menu include:
• No Encryption (default)—The access point communicates only with client
devices that are not using WEP. Use this option to disable WEP.
• Optional—Client devices can communicate with the access point either with
or without WEP.
Note If you select Optional, Cisco Aironet client devices associating to
the access point must be configured to allow association to mixed
cells. See the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Adapters Software
Configuration Guide for instructions on configuring Cisco
Aironet client devices.
• Full Encryption—Client devices must use WEP when communicating with
the access point. Devices not using WEP are not allowed to communicate.
Note You must select Full Encryption to enable Message Integrity
Check (MIC). See the “Enabling Message Integrity Check (MIC)”
section on page 8-14 for instructions on setting up MIC.
Step 6 Click OK. You return automatically to the Security Setup page.