User's Manual

PRELIMINARY
Atheros Communications, Inc. Page 14
COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL March 2004
Pre-Shared Encryption Keys
Defining pre-shared encryption keys:
1.
Click the Define Pre-Shared Keys radio button on the Security tab.
2.
Click on Configure.
3. Fill in the fields in the Define Pre-Shared Keys dialog box:
Key Entry
Determines the entry method for an encryption key: hexadecimal (0-9, A-
F), or ASCII text (all keyboard characters except spaces).
Encryption
Keys
Selects the default encryption keys used. Only allows the selection for a
shared First, Second, Third, or Fourth key whose corresponding field has
been completed.
WEP Keys (1-
4)
Defines a set of shared encryption keys for network configuration security.
At least one Shared Key field must be populated to enable security using
a shared key.
Click on the radio button to set the key as the default
encryption key.
WEP Key
Size
Defines the size for each encryption key. The options include:
−
64-bit (enter 10 digits for hexadecimal, 5 ASCII characters)
− 128-bit (enter 26 digits for hexadecimal, 13 digits for ASCII)
−
152-bit (enter 32 digits hexadecimal, 16 digits for ASCII)
4. Click OK for the changes to take effect.
Overwriting an Existing Static WEP Key
1. Click the Define Pre-Shared Keys radio button on the Security tab.
2.
Click on Configure.
3.
In the window, all existing static WEP keys are displayed as asterisks for security
reasons. Click in the field of the existing static WEP key to overwrite.
4.
Delete the asterisks in that field.
5.
Enter a new key.
6.
Make sure to select the Transmit Key button to the left of this key is selected for the key
to transmit packets.
7.
Click OK.
Disabling Static WEP
• To disable static WEP for a particular profile, choose None on the Profile Management
tab and click OK.
• OR: Select any other security option on the Profile Management tab to automatically
disable static WEP.