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Wireless Network Configuration, Wireless Network Security, WEP Options, WPA Options

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4: Configuration Using Web-Manager 2. Enter or modify the following fields: Wireless Network Configuration Network Name (SSID) Network Type Channel Enter the name of the wireless network (SSID). The MatchPort connects to this wireless network. Select Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. Infrastructure mode communicates with Access Points. Adhoc mode communicates only with other clients. Configurable only when Network Type is set to Ad-Hoc. Select from the drop-down list the radio channel for the Ad Hoc network. The default value is 11. Wireless Network Security Security As a security measure, enable WEP, WPA, or 802.11i/WPA2Personal on the MatchPort. By default, wireless security is disabled on MatchPort. WEP Options Authentication Encryption Key Type Key and Retype Key TX Key Select an authentication scheme (Open/None or Shared) from the drop-down list. Select the encryption type (64 bits or 128 bits for WEP) from the drop-down list. 64 bits is the default encryption for WEP. Select the key type (Hex or Passphrase). Enter the Encryption Key in hexadecimal value if Hex is selected as the key type. Enter key as a string if Passphrase is selected as the key type. Passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input. A passphrase of more than 20 characters is recommended for adequate security. Spaces and punctuation are permitted. Select the key to use for transmission. WPA Options Authentication Encryption Key Type Key and Retype Key Select Pre-Shared Keys from the drop-down list. Select the encryption type from the drop-down list. TKIP is the default encryption for WPA. Select the key type (Hex or Passphrase). Enter the Encryption Key in hexadecimal value if the key type is Hex. Enter key as a string if the key type is Passphrase. Passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input. A passphrase of more than 20 characters is recommended. Spaces and punctuation characters are permitted. MatchPort User Guide 37

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4: Configuration Using Web-Manager
2.
Enter or modify the following fields:
Wireless Network Configuration
Network Name (SSID)
Enter the name of the wireless network (SSID). The
MatchPort connects to this wireless network.
Network Type
Select
Infrastructure
or
Ad-Hoc
. Infrastructure mode
communicates with Access Points. Adhoc mode
communicates only with other clients.
Channel
Configurable only when
Network Type
is set to
Ad-Hoc
.
Select from the drop-down list the radio channel for the Ad
Hoc network. The default value is
11
.
Wireless Network Security
Security
As a security measure, enable
WEP
,
WPA
, or
802.11i/WPA2-
Personal
on the MatchPort. By default, wireless security is
disabled on MatchPort.
WEP Options
Authentication
Select an authentication scheme (
Open/None
or
Shared
)
from the drop-down list.
Encryption
Select the encryption type (
64
bits
or
128
bits
for WEP) from
the drop-down list.
64
bits
is the default encryption for WEP.
Key Type
Select the key type (
Hex
or
Passphrase
).
Key and Retype Key
Enter the
Encryption Key
in hexadecimal value if
Hex
is
selected as the key type. Enter key as a string if
Passphrase
is selected as the key type. Passphrase input is not the same
as ASCII input. A passphrase of more than 20 characters is
recommended for adequate security. Spaces and punctuation
are permitted.
TX Key
Select the key to use for transmission.
WPA Options
Authentication
Select
Pre-Shared Keys
from the drop-down list.
Encryption
Select the encryption type from the drop-down list.
TKIP
is the
default encryption for WPA.
Key Type
Select the key type (
Hex
or
Passphrase
).
Key and Retype Key
Enter the
Encryption Key
in hexadecimal value if the key
type is
Hex
. Enter key as a string if the key type is
Passphrase
. Passphrase input is not the same as ASCII
input. A passphrase of more than 20 characters is
recommended. Spaces and punctuation characters are
permitted.
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