User guide

HWC_VNSConfiguration.fm
A31003-W1010-A100-1-7619, July 2005
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V3.0: User Guide
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Virtual Network configuration
Privacy for a VNS
5. Click on the appropriate radio button to select the Input Method: Input Hex, Input String.
6. Type in the WEP key input, as appropriate to the technique selected. The key is generated
automatically, based on the input.
7. To save these settings, click on the Save button.
Configure privacy by WPA-PSK for a Captive Portal VNS
1. In the Virtual Network Configuration screen, click on the Privacy tab. The Privacy screen
appears for the highlighted VNS.
2. To configure privacy by WPA-PSK, click on the WPA-PSK radio button.
3. Type in the Pre-Shared Key (PSK), or shared secret, to be used between the wireless
device and Wireless AP. The key should be between 8 and 63 characters. It is used to
generate the 256-bit key.
4. To display the Pre-Shared Key (in order to proofread your entry before saving the
configuration), click on the Unmask button. To mask the key again, click on the button
again (the button toggles between Mask and Unmask).
5. To enable re-keying after a time interval, click the Broadcast re-key interval checkbox on
(the default is on). Type in the re-key time interval (the time after which the broadcast
encryption key is changed automatically) in seconds.
If the box is unchecked, the Broadcast encryption key is never changed and the Wireless
AP will always use the same broadcast key for Broadcast/Multicast transmissions. Note
that this reduces the level of security for wireless communications.
6. To save the privacy parameters for the new VNS, click on the Save button.