User's Manual

Chapter 4: Access Point Configuration

IEEE 802.11 Direct Sequence Radio Parameters Menu

Teklogix 9150 Wireless Gateway User Manual

WEP Enable

Enabling ( √ ) this parameter makes WEP available for the radio.

The default is disabled.

Hide WEP Keys

This parameter controls access to the WEP keys by replacing the visible key values

with the hidden values “ **** ” when the option is enabled (

√ ). To activate this fea-

ture, the WEP key values must first be entered and then submitted by pressing “OK”

at the bottom of the page. Then, by going back into the IEEE 802.11 Direct

Sequence Radio Parameters menu page (the key values will be visible), enable the

Hide WEP Keys option, and submit the data again. This time you will see that the

key values have been hidden. The feature is now set and remains enabled.

To disable the feature or change any of the WEP key values, you must enter and then

submit ALL of the existing and/or new key values. When you go back to the menu

pages, the key values will be visible again. The default is disabled.

WEP Tx Key

This parameter specifies which WEP Key the 9150 will use when transmitting.

The allowable values are 1 to 4. The default value is 1.

WEP Encryption Key 1 to 4

This parameter allows you to set the encryption key for either 64-bit or 128-bit

encryption. Acceptable values for a key parameter are shown in Table 4.1.

Note: Although the user specifies 40-bit and 104-bit keys, these keys are actually

composed with a 24-bit-long “Initialization Vector” generated inside the

radio card, making up the 64- and 128-bit keys.

Important: The 9150 must be rebooted for changes to these parameters to

take effect.

64-bit Encryption 128-bit Encryption

(available with TRX7431 radio only)

5 ASCII characters 13 ASCII characters

“0x”, followed by 10 hex digits “0x”, followed by 26 hex digits

Table 4.1 WEP Encryption Key Values