System information

Command Line Reference
Wireless Security Commands
– For 152-bit keys, use 16 alphanumeric characters or 32 hexa-
decimal digits.
Default Setting
No WEP keys defined.
Command Mode
SSID Wireless Interface Configuration
Command Usage
• Up to four WEP keys can be defined on the access point, each
identified by a key index number.
• Only one WEP key can be applied to an SSID interface, and only then
if a key index is open. If there is no key index available, the SSID
interface cannot use WEP security until a key index is released by
another SSID interface. To display the current WEP key index alloca-
tions, use the show wep-list command.
• To enable WEP encryption, first use the security-suite command
before configuring a WEP key with this command.
• When WEP is enabled, all wireless clients must be configured with
the same shared key to communicate with the access point’s SSID
interface.
• When using IEEE 802.1X, the access point uses a dynamic WEP keys
to encrypt data sent to 802.1X-enabled clients. However, because the
access point sends the WEP keys during the 802.1X authentication
process, these keys do not have to appear in the client’s WEP key list.
Example
HP420(if-wireless-g-ssid-1)#transmit-key-wep 1 64 ascii
abcde
HP420(if-wireless-g-ssid-1)#
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