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VG Series Modero Touch Panels
Wireless Settings Page Elements (Cont.)
Wireless Settings (Cont.):
Encryption Cycles through the available encryption options: Clear Text, WEP64, and WEP128. Wired
Equivalent Privacy is an 802.11 security protocol for wireless networks. The WEP encryption
method is designed to provide the "equivalent" security available in wireline networks.
• Clear Text causes network packets to be sent out as unencrypted text.
• WEP64 enables WEP encryption at 64-bits. In this case all packets will be transmitted
with their contents encrypted using the Default WEP Key.
• WEP128 enables WEP encryption at 128-bits. All packets are transmitted with their
contents encrypted using the Default WEP Key.
• If the key is not the correct size, the system will resize it to match the number of bits
required for the WEP encryption mode selected.
Generate (Passphrase) Pressing the Generate button displays an on-screen keyboard which allows you to enter a
passphrase and then AUTOMATICALLY generate all four WEP keys which are compatible
only among Modero panels.
• Note: The code key generator on Modero panels use the same key generation formula.
Therefore, this same Passphrase generates identical keys when done on any Modero
because they all use the same Modero-specific generator. The Passphrase generator is
case sensitive.
• Take these WEP keys and enter them into the target WAP. When also working with
multiple panels, these WEP Keys (identical across all Modero panels) must be entered
manually into the target WAP.
• Once all panels have been setup in this way, these WEP keys can then be entered into
the associated Wireless Access Point for ease of installation.
• The Passphrase generator is unique to Modero panels. The Key generator on these
Modero panels are specific and do not generate the same keys as other external non-
AMX wireless devices.
- Example: If you enter the word apple into the Passphrase generator on a 3rd-party
Wireless Access Point, it comes back with 1a:2b:3c:4d:etc.
Entering the same apple in the Passphrase generator of any Modero panel generates a
different key: a1:b2:c3:d4:etc. Only AMX Modero panels generate the same Current
Key by using a unique Passphrase key generation technology. A Current Key string,
when generated anywhere else, will not match those created on the Modero panels.
Note: The code key generator on Modero panels use the same key generation formula.The
passphrase generator is case sensitive.
Default Key Cycles through the four available WEP key identifiers in order to select a WEP key to use. As
the Default Key value is altered (through selection) the corresponding Current Key is
displayed. Each of these corresponds to a WEP key.
• This feature is useful for accessing different networks without having to re-enter that
networks’ WEP key.
• It is also sometimes used to set up a rotating key schedule to provide an extra layer of
security.
WEP Keys This feature provides you with another level of security by selecting a Key value.
• A single button is available for each WEP key up to a maximum of four keys.
• Pushing any of these buttons brings up an on-screen keyboard. Keys should be entered
in hexadecimal notation. It is common practice for every two characters (representing a
single byte) to be separated by a colon.
•Press Done to accept any changes and save the new value.
• Ex: 01:0A:67:F3:56, although this is not necessary and the key may be entered by
omitting the colons. A 64-bit key will be 10 characters in length while a 128-bit key will be
26 characters in length. The length of the key entered determines the level of WEP
encryption employed. Either 64-bit or 128-bit.
• 128-bit keys may also be entered and are used if supported by the internal wireless
card.
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