3Com WL-560 User Manual - page 43
Changing Wireless Security Settings
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WEP Key – May be in ASCII or HEX. Hexadecimal keys are sequences
of hexadecimal digits arranged into four keys. A hexadecimal digit
may be a letter from A to F or a number from 0 to 9. This type of
encryption is compatible with equipment from other manufacturers
that use Wi-Fi certified 40-bit encryption. To enter the keys, select
Specify WEP keys and which to use. In the WEP keys window, enter all
the keys in the provided spaces, then select a radio button in the
Selected Key column to specify which key to use and select Apply.
104/128-bit WEP Key
This option can be used with other 3Com 11a/b/g Wireless LAN devices
and with equipment from certain manufacturers that also support
104/128-bit WEP key encryption. It provides a higher level of security
than the 40/60-bit WEP key (Wi-Fi) option and uses a more complicated
type of encryption. This type of security requires you to set up encryption
using a string or WEP keys as described in “40/64-bit WEP Key” on
page 36.
To create or modify WEP keys, click the Specify WEP keys and which key
to use option.
128/152-bit WEP Key
This option can be used with other 3Com 11a/b/g Wireless LAN devices
and with equipment from certain manufacturers that also support
128/152-bit WEP key encryption. It provides a higher level of security than
the 104/128-bit WEP Key option and uses a more complicated type of
encryption. This type of security requires you to set up encryption using a
string or WEP keys as described in “40/64-bit WEP Key” on page 36.
To create or modify WEP keys, click the Specify WEP keys and which key
to use option.
Dynamic WEP with
LEAP-Compatible
Mode
LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a security
scheme based on the 802.1X authentication framework. It provides
mutual authentication between the RADIUS server and the Bridge, and
generates dynamic per-user, per-session WEP keys.
To use dynamic WEP with LEAP-compatible mode, you must have:
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A RADIUS server set up on the network
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An account created on the RADIUS server