60 CHAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE W IRELESS S TATIONSThe only settings that must be configured on the wireless station are thewireless mode and SSID. For more information on these settings, refer toTable 12.For specific instructions on how to configure these settings, refer to thedocumentation that came with the wireless network adapter that isinstalled on the wireless station.Using WEP If you configured the Access Point to use WEP for encryption, the wirelessstations on the network must have matching settings to ensure successfulcommunication and association.For information on the settings that must be configured for WEP, refer toTable 13.Table 12 Client Wireless Settings When Security Is DisabledSetting DescriptionMode Wireless station must be set to infrastructure mode (not adhoc mode)SSID (ESSID) This SSID must match an SSID that is specified on the AccessPoint. The default SSID is 3Com.NOTE: The SSID is case-sensitive.Table 13 Client Wireless Settings When Using WEPSetting DescriptionMode The wireless station must be set to infrastructure mode (notad hoc mode)SSID (ESSID) The SSID must match an SSID that is specified on the AccessPoint. The default SSID is 3Com.NOTE: The SSID is case-sensitive.Wireless Security ■ The wireless station must be set to use WEP for dataencryption.■ The WEP key size (64 bit, 128 bit, 152 bit) must be set tomatch the key size specified on the Access Point.■ The WEP keys values on the wireless station must matchthe key values on the Access Point.NOTE: On some systems, the key sizes may be shown as 40bit, 104 bit, and 128 bit instead of 64 bit, 128 bit and152bit. This difference arises because the key input by theuser is 24 bits less than the key size used for encryption.
