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P C a n d S e r v e r C o n f i g u r at i o n
This Chapter details the PC Configuration required for each PC on the local LAN.
O v e r v i e w
A l l W i r e l e s s S t a t i o n s n e e d t o h a v e s e t t i n g s w h i c h m a t c h t h e W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t . T h e s e s e t t i n g s d e p e n d o n t h e m o d e
i n w h i c h t h e A c c e s s P o i n t i s b e i n g u s e d .
• If using WEP or WPA-PSK, it is only necessary to ensure that each Wireless station's settings match those of
the Wireless Access Point, as described below.
• For WPA-802.1x and 802.1x modes, configuration is much more complex. The Radius Server must be
configured correctly, and setup of each Wireless station is also more complex.
U s i n g W E P
F o r e a c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m s , e a c h W i r e l e s s S t a t i o n m u s t h a v e t h e s a m e s e t t i n g s a s t h e W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t .
M o d e
O n e a c h P C , t h e m o d e m u s t b e s e t t o I n f r a s t r u ct u r e .
S S I D ( E S S I D )
T h i s m u s t m a t c h t h e v a l u e u s e d o n t h e W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t .
T h e d e f a u l t v a l u e i s w i r e l e s s
N o t e ! T h e S S I D i s c a s e s e n s i t i v e .
W i r e l e s s
S e c u r i t y
• Each Wireless station must be set to use WEP data
encryption.
• The Key size (64 bit, 128 bit, 152 bit) must be set to match the
Access Point.
• The keys values on the PC must match the key values on the
Access Point.
N o t e :
O n s o m e s y s t e m s , t h e k e y s i z e s m a y b e s h o w n a s 4 0 b i t , 1 0 4 b i t , a n d
1 2 8 b i t i n s t e a d o f 6 4 b i t , 1 2 8 b i t a n d 1 5 2 b i t . T h i s d i f f e r e n c e a r i s e s
bec a u s e t h e k e y i n p u t b y t h e u s e r i s 2 4 b i t s l e s s t h a n t h e k e y s i z e
u s e d f o r e n c r y pt i o n .