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AT-TQ2403 Management Software User's Guide 157
Field Setting
Network Authentication "Open" or "Shared", depending on how you configured this option on
the access point.
Note: When the Authentication Algorithm on the access point is set
to "Both", clients set to either Shared or Open can associate with the
A
P. Clients configured to use WEP in Shared mode must have a valid
W
EP key in order to associate with the AP. Clients configured to use
WEP as an Open system can associate with the AP even without a
valid WEP key (but a valid key will be required to actually view and
exchange data). For more information, see Administrators Guide and
Online Help on the access point.
Data Encryption WEP
Network Key Provide the WEP key you entered on the access point Security
settings in the Transfer Key Index position.
For example, if the Transfer Key Index on the access point is set to
"1", then for the client Network Key specify the WEP Key you
entered as WEP Key 1 on the access point.
Key Index Set key index to indicate which of the WEP keys specified on the
access point Security page will be used to transfer data from the client
back to the access point.
For example, you can set this to 1, 2, 3, or 4 if you have all four WEP
keys configured on the access point.
The Key is provided for me
automatically
Disable this option (click to uncheck the box)
Enable IEEE 802.1x
authentication for this
network
Make sure that IEEE 802.1x authentication is disabled (box should
be unchecked). (Setting the encryption mode to WEP should
automatically disable authentication.)
Click OK on the Wireless Network Properties dialog to close it and save your changes.
Connecting to the Wireless Network with a Static WEP Client
S
tatic WEP clients should now be able to associate and authenticate with the access point. As a client,
you will not be prompted for a WEP key. The WEP key configured on the client security settings is
automatically used when you connect.
Configuring IEEE 802.1x Security on a Client
IEEE 802.1x is the standard defining port-based authentication and infrastructure for doing key
management. Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) messages sent over an IEEE 802.11 wireless
network using a protocol called EAP Encapsulation Over LANs (EAPOL). IEEE 802.1x provides
dynamically-generated keys that are periodically refreshed. An RC4 stream cipher is used to encrypt the
frame body and cyclic redundancy checking (CRC) of each 802.11 frame.