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AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide
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Authentication Specify whether or not the access point
authenticates VAP clients. The options
are described here.
Open System: The access point does not
authenticate the VAP clients. All clients,
even those without the correct WEP keys,
are allowed to connect to the access
point. This is the default setting. (Clients
in an open system VAP still must have the
correct WEP key to encrypt and decrypt
the traffic they exchange with the access
point.)
Shared Key: Clients must have the correct
WEP key to connect with the access
point. Clients without the correct WEP key
may not associate with the device.
Both Open System and Shared Key:
Clients configured in WEP shared key
mode must have the correct WEP key to
connect to the access point. Clients
configured in WEP open system mode do
not need the correct WEP key to connect
to the access point.
Table 5. Static WEP (Continued)
Field Description