Troubleshooting

Online Help 1 Configuring the Network

Issue 05 (2010-01-20) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential

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Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK: indicates that both WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK

authentication modes are supported.

z No matter which security mode you select, ensure that the security mode of the wireless

access device is set the same as that of the CPE.

z It is recommended that you use the driver and configuration utility delivered with the

wireless network adapter.

Configuring the WEP Security Mode

Parameter Used to Specify …

WEP Encryption Whether to enable the WEP encryption:

Enable: indicates that all the data transmitted over the

wireless LAN is encrypted according to the encryption

parameters defined by users.

Disable: indicates that the open authentication mode without

encryption is enabled. All the data transmitted over the

wireless LAN is not encrypted.

Encryption key

Length

Length of the encryption key

Current Encryption

Index

Encryption key index used currently

Encryption key 1–4 Encryption key

Configuring the WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK

Security Mode

Parameter Used to Specify …

WPA Pre-Shared

key

Pre-shared WPA key for authentication. The default value is

12345678. You can also enter a self-defined password that is

easy to memorize.

WPA Encryption WPA encryption mode. Three options are available:

TKIP

AES

TKIP+AES

Note:

TKIP = Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

AES = Advanced Encryption Standard