User's Manual

Basic AP-7131 Configuration

11. Click Apply to save any changes to the AP-7131 Quick Setup screen. Navigating away from

the screen without clicking Apply results in all changes to the screens being lost, unless you

use the Un-applied Changes pop-up window to overwrite the current settings.

12. Click Undo Changes (if necessary) to undo any changes made. Undo Changes reverts the

settings displayed on the AP-7131 Quick Setup screen to the last saved configuration.

3.2.1 Configuring Basic AP-7131 Security

For testing basic connectivity, there is no reason to configure a server supported authentication

scheme. WEP 128 is described in this guide as a basic security scheme sufficient to protect the

AP-7131’s initial transmissions. For details on configuring more sophisticated authentication and

encryption options available to the AP-7131, refer to the AP-7131 Product Reference Guide. The guide

is available on the Motorola Web site, at http://support.symbol.com/support/product/manuals.do

To configure WEP 128:

1. From the AP-7131 Quick Setup screen, click the Create button to the right of the Security

Policy item.

The

New Security Policy screen displays with the Manually Pre-shared key/No

authentication

and No Encryption options selected. Naming and saving such a policy (as is)

would provide no security and might only make sense in a guest network wherein no

sensitive data is either transmitted or received. Consequently, at a minimum, a basic

security scheme (in this case WEP 128) is recommended.

2. Ensure the

Name of the security policy entered suits the intended configuration or function

of the policy.

Multiple WLANs can share the same security policy, so be careful not to name security

policies after specific WLANs or risk defining a WLAN to single policy. Motorola

recommends naming the policy after the attributes of the authentication or encryption

type selected.

NOTE For information on configuring the other (more sophisticated) encryption

and authentication options available to the AP-7131, refer to the

AP-7131 Product Reference Guide. The guide is available on the Motorola

Web site, at http://support.symbol.com/support/product/manuals.do