Enabling Wpa Passphrase - Cisco CB21AG Installation And Configuration Manual
Aironet 802.11a/b/g wireless lan client adapters
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Chapter 5
Configuring the Client Adapter
Step 5
Obtain the static WEP key from your system administrator and enter it in the blank field for the key you
are creating. Follow the guidelines below to enter a new static WEP key:
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Note
Click the Transmit Key button to the left of the key you want to use to transmit packets. Only one WEP
Step 6
key can be selected as the transmit key.
Click OK in each window to save your changes and to return to the Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility (Profile
Step 7
Management) window.
Enabling WPA Passphrase
Follow the steps below to enable WPA passphrase (also known as WPA Pre-Shared Key) for this profile.
Step 1
Choose WPA Passphrase on the Profile Management (Security) window.
Step 2
Click Configure. The Define WPA Pre-Shared Key window appears (see
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WEP keys must contain the following number of characters:
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10 hexadecimal characters or 5 ASCII text characters for 40-bit keys
Example: 5A5A313859 (hexadecimal) or ZZ18Y (ASCII)
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26 hexadecimal characters or 13 ASCII text characters for 128-bit keys
Example: 5A583135333554595549333534 (hexadecimal) or ZX1535TYUI354 (ASCII)
You must enter hexadecimal characters if your client adapter will be used with Cisco Aironet
Note
1200 Series Access Points.
Your client adapter's WEP key must match the WEP key used by the access point (in infrastructure
mode) or clients (in ad hoc mode) with which you are planning to communicate.
When setting more than one WEP key, the keys must be assigned to the same WEP key numbers for
all devices. For example, WEP key 2 must be WEP key number 2 on all devices. When multiple
WEP keys are set, they must be in the same order on all devices.
All existing static WEP keys are displayed as bullets for security reasons. If you need to modify
a WEP key, simply click in the WEP key field, delete the bullets, and enter a new key.
Setting Security Parameters
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