User manual

P a g e 7 2 o f 9 3
U s i n g 8 0 2 . 1 x M o d e ( w i t h o u t W P A )
T h i s i s v e r y s i m i l a r t o u s i n g W P A -8 0 2 . 1 x .
T h e o n l y d i f f e r e n c e i s t h a t o n y o u r c l i e n t , y o u m u s t N O T e n a b l e t h e s e t t i n g T h e k e y i s p r ov i d e d f o r m e a u t o m a t i c a l l y .
I n s t e a d , y o u m u s t e n t e r t h e W E P k e y m a n u a l l y , e n s u r i n g i t m a t c h e s t h e W E P k e y u s e d o n t h e A c c e s s P o i n t .
Figure 69: Properties Screen
N o t e :
O n s o m e s y s t e m s , t h e " 6 4 b i t " W E P k e y i s s h o w n a s " 4 0 b i t " a n d t h e " 1 2 8 b i t " W E P k e y i s s h o w n a s " 1 0 4 b i t " . T h i s
d i f f e r e n c e a r i s e s b e c 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 p t i o n .
C h a p t e r 5
O p e r a t i o n a n d S t a t u s
This Chapter details the operation of the Wireless Access Point and the status screens.
O p e r a t i o n
O n c e b o t h t h e W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t a n d t h e P C s a r e c o n f i g u r e d , o p e r a t i o n i s a u t om a t i c .
H o w e v e r , y o u m a y n e e d t o p e r f o r m t h e f o l l o w i n g o p e r a t i o n s o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s .
• If using the Access Control feature, update the Trusted PC database as required. (See Access Control in
Chapter 3 for details.)
• If using 802.1x mode, update the User Login data on the Windows 2000 Server, and configure the client PCs,
as required.
S t a t u s S c r e e n
U s e t h e S t a t u s l i n k o n t h e m a i n m e n u t o v i e w t h i s s c r e e n .