User's Manual

Wireless Settings 61
WPA provides a higher level of security, provided by its longer key and
dynamic changes made to the key over time. 3Com recommends that
you use WPA if supported by your wireless network.
The Access Point can only use one type of encryption to access the
wireless network. If you enable WPA, the options for WEP will not be
available. If you enable WEP, the options for WPA will not be available.
Figure 42 Encryption Keys Screen
To set up WPA encryption on your Access Point:
1 In the WPA Encryption Type drop-down box select one of the Enabled
options:
■ Select Enabled - Manual Pre-shared key if you have been supplied a
set of hexadecimal digits
■ Select Enabled - Pre-shared Passphrase if you have been suppled with
a passphrase
2 Enter the pre-shared key or passphrase in the fields provided.
■ For a pre-shared key, enter a pair of hexadecimal digits in each of the
32 Key fields, as supplied by your network administrator. Each field
can contain a hexadecimal number from 00 to ff, for example 1a.
■ For a pre-shared passphrase enter the passphrase in the Passphrase
field.
3 Click Apply to enter the key.