User's Guide Wireless Access Point DWL-6000AP

Using the Configuration Menu

Advanced > Encryption

WEP: Select Enabled or Disabled (the default setting is Disabled)

Wireless Band: Select 802.11a or 802.11b

Authentication: Select from one of the following:

 Open System: the DWL-6000AP will be visible to all devices on the

network. Open System is the default setting.

 Shared Key: in order to access the DWL-6000AP on the network,

the device must be listed in the Access Control List

Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for repre-

senting English letters as numbers from 0-127

WEP Key Type: Select HEX (Hexadecimal) or ASCII

WEP Key Size: Select 64, 128 or 256 bit for 802.11b; 64, 128, 152 bit for 802.11a

Valid Key: Select the key that you will use from one of the four keys in the Key Table.

Key Table: Input up to 4 keys using the format that you have selected in Wep Key

Type.

 Shared Key/Open System: click here to select both options

 802.1x: click here to select 802.1x authentication

802.1x - is the first line of defense against network intrusion. In the authentication

process the radius server verifies the identity of the client attempting to connect to

the network. Unfamiliar clients will be denied access. EAP(Extensible Authentication

Protocol) is required and is available through the Windows XP Operating System.

You will need to use the same type of EAP protocol on all the devices in your

network when using the 802.1x feature.