Specifications

Configuring Access Point Security
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3 Configure the Manual Key Settings screen to modify the following:
NOTE
When entering Inbound or Outbound encryption or authentication keys, an error message could display
stating the keys provided are “weak”. Some WEP attack tools invoke a dictionary to hack WEP keys based on
commonly used words. To avoid entering a weak key, try to not to produce a WEP key using commonly used
terms and attempt to mix alphabetic and numerical key attributes when possible.
AH Authentication AH provides data authentication and anti-replay services
for the VPN tunnel. Select the required authentication
method from the drop-down menu:
• None—Disables AH authentication. The rest of the
fields are not active.
• MD5—Enables the Message Digest 5 algorithm
requiring 128-bit (32-character hexadecimal) keys.
• SHA1—Enables Secure Hash Algorithm 1, requiring
160-bit (40-character hexadecimal) keys.
Inbound AH
Authentication Key
Configure a key for computing the integrity check on
inbound traffic with the selected authentication algorithm.
The key must be 32/40 (for MD5/SHA1) hexadecimal (0-9,
A-F) characters in length. The key value must match the
corresponding outbound key on the remote security
gateway.