Rockwell Automation 2727-T7P30D1F MobileView Tablet T750 User Manual - Manual (Page 71)

Publication 2727-UM001D-EN-P - March 2004
Communications Configuration 5-17
Entering a New Static WEP Key and Enabling Static WEP
Follow the steps to enter a new static WEP key for your client adapter.
1. If you entered the password correctly in the Enter Password
screen, the CEM screen appears.
This screen allows you to create up to four static WEP keys.
2. For the static WEP key that you are entering (1, 2, 3, or 4), select
a WEP key size of 40 or 128 on the right side of the screen.
128-bit client adapters can use 40- or 128-bit keys, but 40-bit
adapters can use only 40-bit keys. If 128-bit is not supported by
the client adapter, this option is grayed out, and you are unable
to select it.
3. Obtain the static WEP key from your system administrator and
enter it in the blank field for the key you are creating. Follow
the guidelines below to enter a new static WEP key:
•
WEP keys can consist of the following hexadecimal characters: 0
to 9, A to F, and a to f.
•
WEP keys must contain the following number of characters:
– 10 hexadecimal characters for 40-bit keys
Example: 12345abcde
– 26 hexadecimal characters for 128-bit keys
Example: AB34CD78EFab01cd23ef456789
•
Your client adapter’s WEP key must match the WEP key used by
the access point (in infrastructure mode) or clients (in ad hoc
mode) with which you are planning to communicate.
•
When setting more than one WEP key, the keys must be
assigned to the same WEP key numbers for all devices. For
example, WEP key 2 must be WEP key number 2 on all devices.
When multiple WEP keys are set, they must be in the same
order on all devices.
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After you enter a WEP key, you can write over
it, but you cannot edit or delete it.