User's Manual

Chapter 4

PC and Server Configuration

This Chapter details the PC Configuration required for each PC on the local

LAN.

Overview

All Wireless Stations need to have settings which match the Wireless Access Point. These

settings depend on the mode in which the Access Point is being used.

• If using WEP or WPA-PSK, it is only necessary to ensure that each Wireless station's

settings match those of the Wireless Access Point, as described below.

• For 802.1x mode, configuration is much more complex. The Radius Server must be

configured correctly, and setup of each Wireless station is also more complex.

Using WEP

For each of the following items, each Wireless Station must have the same settings as the

Wireless Access Point.

SSID (ESSID)

This must match the value used on the Wireless Access Point.

Note! The SSID is case sensitive.

Wireless

Security

• Each Wireless station must be set to use WEP data encryption.

• The Key size (64 bit, 128 bit or 152 bit) must be set to match the

Access Point.

• The keys values on the PC must match the key values on the Access

Point.

Note:

On some systems, the "64 bit" key is shown as "40 bit" and "128 bit" is

shown as "104 bit". This difference arises because the key input by the

user is 24 bits less than the key size used for encryption.