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Encryption configuration – H3C Technologies H3C WX3000E Series Wireless Switches User Manual

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Encryption configuration

1.

To use the encryption service, select the Encrypt option on the wireless configuration page
in

Figure 24

.

If you have selected portal or 802.1X authentication on that page, you enter the encryption
configuration page (see

Figure 27

) after completing the authentication configuration. If none of the

authentication methods is selected, you directly enter the encryption configuration page.

Figure 27 Encryption Configuration page

2.

Configure the parameters as described in

Table 16

.

Table 16 Configuration items

Item Description

Provide Key

Automatically

Specify whether to use WEP keys provided automatically or use static WEP keys.

Enable—Use WEP keys provided automatically.

Disable—Use static WEP keys.

By default, static WEP keys are used.
After you select Enable, WEP104 is displayed for WEP.

IMPORTANT:

Automatically provided WEP keys must be used together with 802.1X authentication.

Therefore, this option is available only after you select User authentication (802.1X)
for Primary Service Authentication type on the wireless configuration page.

WEP

Select the key type of the WEP encryption mechanism: WEP40, WEP104, or WEP
128.