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WH-5000A Serials User Guide
4.3 Wireless Access Point – Security
Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Wireless Access Point – Security. This directs you to
the Wireless Access Point – Security page.
The WH-5000A will display a default factory
setting of no encryption, but fore security reasons will
not communicate to any clients unless the encryptions set
by administrator. You must select the wireless
encryption that you want to use and click Apply. If you
want to leave the encryption set to No Encryption,
chooses “None” and clicks Apply. A popup
dialog box will ask “are you sure you want
to
proceed to BYPASS mode?” Click OK to enter BYPASS mode with no encryption setting.
4.3.1 Static WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) was originally designed to provide the same level of security for wireless
LANs as that of a wired LAN but is not now state-of-the-art. But the use of WEP encryption can still provides
some measure of security. WEP relies on the use of identical static keys deployed on client stations and
access points. In WEP, you can set the Authentication Type for Open System,
Shared Key, or Open/Shared. Select 64.bit, 128bit or 152.bit encryption and enter the WEP key as
appropriate. ".
That same WEP key must also be set on each wireless clients those are to become part
of the wireless network. For greater security, set authentication type to “shared Key, and if "shared
key" is accepted, then each wireless device must also be coded for "shared key”.
` Key Generator:
The “Key generator” function generates a randomized encryption key of
the appropriate length automatically. The key is initially shown in plain text so the user
has the opportunity to copy the key. Once the Key is applied, there is no longer
displayed in plain text.