Dolphin® 9500 Series User’s Guide Rev A
5/15/07
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WPA Settings Tab
The WPA Settings tab appears only when the device you are configuring uses WPA.
Key In this field, enter the WEP key.
ASCII: 5 or 13 characters
Hexadecimal: 10 or 26 characters.
When the key entered is in the correct format, the screen
changes to display the type - ASCII or Hexadecimal.
Key Index/Transmit
Key
The Key Index drop-down list contains the available keys. You may enter up to four keys for
reception; the Client will try all four to find one that works with the AP.
From the drop-down list, select the key to be used for transmission as well. If the key selected is
the transmit key, the Transmit key box is checked.
To change the transmit key, select another key and check the Transmit key box. The check box
of the original transmit key will be automatically de-selected.
Field Description
WPA Mode This drop-down list contains the following options:
• Disabled–This is the default selection. Do not enable WPA mode.
• WPA 802.1x–Enable WPA and obtain key information through the 802.1x protocol.
• WPA PSK–Enable WPA with Pre-Shared Key (PSK) information entered in the field below. This
mode is used if the 802.1x protocol is not being used for authentication.
Encryption Select the encryption method from:
•WEP
•TKIP
•*AES
*AES is not supported in Dolphin 9500 Series hardware.
PSK pass-phrase
This field activates if you select WPA PSK in the WPA Mode drop-down list. Enter a Hexadecimal
value that is 64 characters long. Asterisks appear as you type for increased
security.
Field Description
