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AT-WA7400 Management Software User’s Guide
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Rules to Remember for Static WEP
 All client stations must have the wireless LAN (WLAN) security set to
WEP and all clients must have one of the WEP keys specified on the
access point in order to de-code access point-to-station data
transmissions.
 The access point must have all keys used by clients for station-to-
access point transmit so that it can de-code the station transmissions.
 The same key must occupy the same slot on all nodes (access point
and clients). For example if the access point defines
abc123 key as
WEP key 3, then the client stations must define that same string as
WEP key 3.
 On some wireless client software (like Funk Odyssey), you can
configure multiple WEP keys and define a client station transfer key
index, and then set the stations to encrypt the data they transmit using
different keys. This ensures that neighboring access points cannot
decode each other’s transmissions.
Example of Using Static WEP
For a simple example, suppose you configure three WEP keys on the
access point. In the following example, the Transfer Key Index for the
access point is set to “3”. This means that the WEP key in slot “3” is the
key the access point will use to encrypt the data it sends.
Figure 34. Setting the AP Transfer Key on the Access Point
You must then set all client stations to use WEP and provide each client
with one of the slot/key combinations you defined on the access point.