Specifications

Getting Started

Altitude 3500 Series Access Point Product Reference Guide

4 Configure the WEP 128 Settings field as required to define the Pass Key used to generate the WEP

keys

5 Click the Apply button to save the security policy and return to the access point Quick Setup screen.

At this point, you can test the access point for MU interoperability.

Testing Connectivity

Verify the access point’s link with an MU by sending Wireless Network Management Protocol (WNMP)

ping packets to the associated MU. Use the Echo Test screen to specify a target MU and configure the

parameters of the test. The WNMP ping test only works with Motorola MUs. Only use a Motorola MU

to test access point connectivity using WNMP.

NOTE

Before testing for connectivity, the target MU needs to be set to the same ESSID as the access point.

Since WEP 128 has been configured for the access point, the MU also needs to be configured for WEP 128 and

use the same WEP keys. Ensure the MU is associated with the access point before testing for connectivity.

To ping a specific MU to assess its connection with an access point:

1 Select Status and Statistics > MU Stats from the menu tree.

2 Select the Echo Test button from within the MU Stats Summary screen.

3 Define the following parameters for the test.

4 Click the Ping button to begin transmitting packets to the specified MU address.

Refer to the Number of Responses value to assess the number of responses from the MU versus the

number of ping packets transmitted by the access point. Use the ratio of packets sent versus the

number of packets received to determine the link quality between the MU and the access point.

5 Click the OK button to exit the Echo Test screen and return to the MU Stats Summary screen.

Pass Key Specify a 4 to 32 character pass key and click the

Generate button. The access point will convert an ASCII

string to a hexadecimal number as the WEP key. The

same WEP key should be entered to all WLAN client

devices associating to the access point.

Keys #1-4 Use the Key #1-4 fields to specify key numbers. The key

can be either a hexidecimal or ASCII depending on

which option is selected from the drop-down menu. For

WEP 64 (40-bit key), the keys are 10 hexadecimal

characters in length or 5 ASCII characters. For WEP 128

(104-bit key), the keys are 26 hexadecimal characters in

length or 13 ASCII characters. Select one of these keys

for activation by clicking its radio button. The access

point and its target client(s) must use the same key to

interoperate.

Station Address The station address is the IP address of the target MU.

Refer to the MU Stats Summary screen for associated

MU IP address information.

Number of pings Defines the number of packets to be transmitted to the

MU. The default is 100.

Packet Length Specifies the length of each packet transmitted to the

MU during the test. The default length is 100 bytes.