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When you are finished, click Save. Then go to the Wireless Network Properties
page, set the Wireless LAN Service Area, and click Save. Security settings take
effect only after you click Save in the Wireless Network Properties page.
Although the bridge is allowed to associate with an access point set for a
different level of encryption, data authentication is not allowed. Therefore, data
cannot pass between the bridge and the access point unless their security settings
match exactly.
The following sections describe the security settings. To maintain wireless
association, the settings on clients and the access points they associate with (or
other members of an ad hoc network) must match exactly.
NO SECURITY (OPEN SYSTEM)
No encryption is used. The network communications could be intercepted by
unintended recipients.
40-BIT SHARED KEY (WI-FI)
This option encrypts the wireless transmissions to protect data, but still allows
communication among compatible wireless LAN clients and access points from
third-party manufacturers that are Wi-Fi certified.
This type of security requires you to set up encryption in one of the following
ways:
■ String—For use only with other 3Com 11 Mbps wireless LAN devices, an
encryption string is a case-sensitive string of characters between 6 and 30
characters long. To enter the string, click Enter a string to generate shared
keys. Then type any combination of letters and numbers in the space provided
and click Save.
■ Shared keys—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, click Specify shared keys and which key to use. Then click the link to
specify and select the shared keys. In the shared keys window, enter all the
If you are configuring through a wireless association (not on the wired LAN), be
sure to configure security settings before changing the WLAN service area. If you
change the WLAN service area first, the bridge will lose association with one
access point before it is configured to associate with another.