60 CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS STATIONS
The only settings that must be configured on the wireless station are the
wireless mode and SSID. For more information on these settings, refer to
Table 12
.
For specific instructions on how to configure these settings, refer to the
documentation that came with the wireless network adapter that is
installed on the wireless station.
Using WEP If you configured the Access Point to use WEP for encryption, the wireless
stations on the network must have matching settings to ensure successful
communication and association.
For information on the settings that must be configured for WEP, refer to
Table 13
.
Table 12 Client Wireless Settings When Security Is Disabled
Setting Description
Mode Wireless station must be set to infrastructure mode (not ad
hoc mode)
SSID (ESSID) This SSID must match an SSID that is specified on the Access
Point. The default SSID is 3Com.
NOTE: The SSID is case-sensitive.
Table 13 Client Wireless Settings When Using WEP
Setting Description
Mode The wireless station must be set to infrastructure mode (not
ad hoc mode)
SSID (ESSID) The SSID must match an SSID that is specified on the Access
Point. The default SSID is 3Com.
NOTE: The SSID is case-sensitive.
Wireless Security ■ The wireless station must be set to use WEP for data
encryption.
■ The WEP key size (64 bit, 128 bit, 152 bit) must be set to
match the key size specified on the Access Point.
■ The WEP keys values on the wireless station must match
the key values on the Access Point.
NOTE: On some systems, the key sizes may be shown as 40
bit, 104 bit, and 128 bit instead of 64 bit, 128 bit and
152bit. This difference arises because the key input by the
user is 24 bits less than the key size used for encryption.
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