Gateway 7001 Series Network Card User Manual


 
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Connecting to the wireless network with a WPA-PSK client
WPA-PSK clients should now be able to associate and authenticate with the access point.
As a client, you will not be prompted for a key. The TKIP or AES key you configured on
the client security settings is automatically used when you connect.
Association Tab Network Authentication WPA-PSK
Data Encryption TKIP or AES, depending on how this option is
configured on the access point.
Note: When the Cipher Suite on the access point
is set to Both, then TKIP clients with a valid TKIP
key and AES clients with a valid CCMP (AES) key
can associate with the access point. For more
information, see Administrators Guide and Online
Help on the access point.
Network Key Provide the key you entered on the access point
Security settings for the cipher suite you are using.
For example, if the key on the access point is set
to use a TKIP key of “12345678,” then a TKIP client
should specify this same string as the network key.
The key is provided for
me automatically
This box should be disabled automatically, based on
other settings.
Authentication Tab Enable IEEE 802.1x
authentication for this
network
Make sure that IEEE 802.1x authentication is
disabled (unchecked).
(Setting the encryption mode to WEP should
automatically disable authentication.)