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Avaya Wireless AP-3 User Manual

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Security

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An 802.11b AP supports 64-bit and 128-bit encryption:

— For 64-bit encryption, an encryption key is 10 hexadecimal

characters (0-9 and A-F) or 5 ASCII characters (see

ASCII

Character Chart

).

— For 128-bit encryption, an encryption key is 26 hexadecimal

characters or 13 ASCII characters.

An 802.11a or 802.11b/g AP supports 64-bit, 128-bit, and 152-bit

encryption:

— For 64-bit encryption, an encryption key is 10 hexadecimal

characters (0-9 and A-F) or 5 ASCII characters (see

ASCII

Character Chart

).

— For 128-bit encryption, an encryption key is 26 hexadecimal

characters or 13 ASCII characters.

— For 152-bit encryption, an encryption key is 32 hexadecimal

characters or 16 ASCII characters.

NOTE:
64-bit encryption is sometimes referred to as 40-bit encryption;
128-bit encryption is sometimes referred to as 104-bit encryption.