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ILX34-AENWG ♦ Point I/O Platform Configure the ILX34-AENWG
Wireless POINT I/O Adapter User Manual
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September19,2011
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2.6 Configuring Wireless Settings in RSLogix 5000
Important: RSLogix 5000 does not save the Wireless Settings inside the project file. The Wireless
Settings and Wireless Statistics tabs are populated only when the processor is online to the ILX34-
AENWG.
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Note: Allow sufficient time (30 to 60 seconds) for RSLogix 5000 to send and receive wireless
settings from the ILX34-AENWG.
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Field Description
EncryptionType Choosethemethodbywhichtheadapterwillapplyencryptionsecurity:
 NONE(notrecommended)
 WEP128‐Legacysecuritysettingusinga128‐bitkeyandWEPencryption.
 WPA2/AES(Preferred)‐SecuritysettingusingWPA(pre‐sharedkey)
authenticationandAESencryption.
ThepreferredencryptiontypeisAES(Advanced
EncryptionStandard).Youshould
onlyselectWEP(wiredequivalency protocol)forusewithanolderclientradiothat
onlyhasWEPencryption.
WEPistheoriginalsecurityprotocolusedby802.11networks,butAESoffersbetter
protectionagainstattacks,forseveralreasons:AESusesanadvancedencryption
algorithmthatis
notsusceptibletothesameweaknessesasWEP,itperforms
dynamickeymanagementbychangingthesessionkeysfrequently,anditperforms
messageintegritycheckstopreventforgeryandreplay.
YoucanalsoselectWEP128,orNone(noencryption)astheencryptiontype,but
noneofthesesettingsarerecommended.
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SSID Assignanetworkname(SSID)ofupto32characters.Theradiousesthisnameinall
networkreferences.AllradiosinanetworkmusthavethesameSSID.SSIDnamesare
case‐sensitive.