Rockwell Automation 2727-T7P30D1F MobileView Tablet T750 User Manual - Manual (Page 63)

Publication 2727-UM001D-EN-P - March 2004
Communications Configuration 5-9
Status screen should indicate overall link status as “Good” or
“Excellent”. Site survey and statistic applications are also available in
the Wireless Utilities programs folder. Refer to 7 for more
troubleshooting information.
Overview of Security
Features When you use your client adapter with Windows CE, you can protect
your data as it is transmitted through your wireless network by
encrypting it through the use of wired equivalent privacy (WEP)
encryption keys. With WEP encryption, the transmitting device
encrypts each packet with a WEP key, and the receiving device uses
that same key to decrypt each packet.
The WEP keys used to encrypt and decrypt transmitted data can be
statically associated with your adapter or dynamically created as part
of the LEAP authentication process. The information in Static WEP
Keys, page 5-10 and Dynamic WEP Keys with LEAP, page 5-10 can
help you to decide which type of WEP keys you want to use.
Dynamic WEP keys with LEAP offer a higher degree of security than
static WEP keys.
WEP keys, whether static or dynamic, are either 40 or 128 bits in
length. 128-bit WEP keys contain more information than 40-bit keys
and, therefore, offer a greater level of security.
TIP
Refer to the “Additional WEP Key Security Features
section on page 5-12 for information on three
security features that can make your WEP keys even
more secure.