User guide

3-11
When editing configuration of an
ESB3011b, which uses 802.11b
wireless uplink, the
RF Card Info
tab will replace the
IP Pool tab. As
displayed on the right, there are
several statistic fields alone with
some configuration items.
The
ESSID field contains case-
sensitive string, which identify the
wireless access point (AP) this
switch is going to connect to. This
field must match with the ESSID
field in the AP’s configuration in
order to establish a connection.
If encryption is enabled by the
wireless AP, select
Shared Key Authentication and switch to WEP tab for more
configuration. However, if no encryption is enabled, use
Open System
Authentication and click on Update to update the switch with the new setting.
Note: there will be a performance decrease when encryption is enabled.
WEP (ESB3011b only)
The WEP tab provides a mean to
modify data encryption key
necessary for a secure connection.
This tab is enabled only if
Shared
Key Authentication is selected in
RF Card Info tab.
Within this section of configuration,
the administrator may choose either
64-bit encryption key or 128-bit
encryption key in
Encryption field.
Then, the proper encryption key
value must be entered into the
WEP
Key Entry fields.
In case of 64-bit encryption, key
content must be entered into the
correct key field and use
Default Tx Key field to select the key field. Both the key
content and
Default Tx Key field must match the configuration within the wireless