Access Point expert required...

MikeOCUK · 3 Mar 2006 at 11:35

Ok, at the moment we have a need to change the WEP KEY on our remote system on a regular basis. We just had a router, which we connected to remotely to change the WEP KEY.
Expansion has meant we have to install some access points. These are protected by WEP (not the most secure I know its just to stop the neighbouring company from using our ISP).

But how could we change the WEP key remotely on each Access point? Or can you ge acess points that will clonde the WEP key off the router?

Please somebody help :-/

MikeOCUK · 3 Mar 2006 at 13:02

sorry but this cannot be done remotely as youv done locally. it will be on access points in multi-point mode.

MikeOCUK · 3 Mar 2006 at 15:40

tolien. do you know of any that can do this. it must be possible as 'the cloud' do it with there access points. hmm this is getting complicated now :|

MikeOCUK · 3 Mar 2006 at 21:47

i thought access points couldnt comunicate with each other using WPA :-/

im on about conncting to the router remotely, changing the keys on that, and then the APs reflecting these changes, or another way of being able to remotely change the access key users need to access the wifi network.

MikeOCUK · 3 Mar 2006 at 21:50

sorry iv never used that before. how would it be done sorry?

MikeOCUK · 3 Mar 2006 at 23:41

oddjobs, can you point out where i can read this? iv already read a great deal of books, specs/manuals for access points and routers etc, never come across something that will do what i need.

MikeOCUK · 4 Mar 2006 at 11:50

oddjob. does this mean if the wap/wep key is changed on the router, or a centralised point accesible remotely, it replicates this to the other access points (without changing the wep/wap key instantly and therefore rendering them unable to cominicate with each other)

MikeOCUK · 4 Mar 2006 at 13:00

ahh, so your assuming there is a windows based network in place?
in this case we have to assume there is absolutely nothing but a router and some acccess points, people come on site and access the wifi via laptop. there are no other computers on site at all.