System information

Wireless Configuration and Security

ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203

Figure 7. Open system with WEP

• Shared key with WEP

Shared key provides pre-shared WEP key encryption without RADIUS authentication.

The security level of static WEP is not very strong. When you select Shared Key from the

Network Authentication drop-down menu, the screen expands to display the WEP fields:

Figure 8. Shared key with WEP

Table 2. WEP encryption settings

Setting Descriptions

Data Encryption Select the encryption key size from the drop-down menu:

• 64-bit WEP. Standard WEP encryption, using 40/64-bit encryption.

• 128-bit WEP. Standard WEP encryption, using 104/128-bit encryption.

• 152-bit WEP. Proprietary WEP encryption mode, using 128+24 bit encryption.

This

mode functions only with other wireless clients that support this mode.

Passphrase Enter a passphrase. The passphrase length needs to be between 8 and 63 characters

(inclusive). The secret passphrase allows you to generate the keys automatically by

clicking the Generate Keys button. The default passphrase is sharedsecret.

You can display the actual passphrase by selecting the Show Passphrase in Clear Text

s radio button.