Planet WAP-4035 [27/40] Parameter description

Parameter Description

Encryption Select “WEP” in this option.

Key Length You can select the 64 or 128-bit key to encrypt transmitted data. Larger

WEP key length will provide higher level of security, but the throughput

will be lower.

Key Format You may select to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or

Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the WEP

Key.

Default Tx Key Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data.

Encryption Key 1 - Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless

network. Fill the text box by following the rules below.

64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9”

range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys.

128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9”

range) or 10-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys.

Enable 802.1x Authentication Check this box when you want to enable 802.1x authentication with

WEP encryption. You may refer to section 3.4.2 for detail settings.

After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will

see a screen to prompt you the settings are save successfully. You may press “Continue” for

configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WAP-4035 with new configuration.

3.4.2 802.1x

IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this

Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS

server. This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encryption the data

during communication. It is suggested to enable 802.1x and WEP at the same time.