XPpro+SP2: Rotate WEP keys remotely?

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In message <E8E083FE-3BEF-40BF-A9CB-24706E899D48@microsoft.com> "Pavel
A." <pavel_a@NOwritemeNO.com> wrote:

>"DevilsPGD" wrote:
>> Can anybody tell me if it's possible to rotate the WEP keys remotely
>> rather then having to visit half a dozen PCs whenever the WEP keys
>> change?
>
>Half a dozen is probably not as many as needed to justify
>deployment of WPA with a central server,
>but have you considered this?

No, mostly because of the hassle -- It sounds like something that really
should be possible to configure remotely, either with a group policy or
login script, but I couldn't find anything online that would help.

Currently I have a couple 802.11g APs that we use, plus a backup 802.11b
AP which runs on a public SSID (without WEP) and has a captive portal
(think like a hotspot) that gives the new WEP key to authenticated users
over HTTPS, or allows visitors to enter the temporary password to get
online (still without WEP)

It gets the job done, but I like lazyness

>> Ideally by a registry change, although I'm willing to do some scripting
>> if needed.
>
>Maybe copying a registry record for configured AP from one
>machine to other will work, though I haven't tried.
>Under the key
>HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WZCSVC\Parameters\Interfaces\{guid}
>find value named Static#xxxx for your preferred connection and copy
>it to another machine - {guid} will be different there!

With the GUID being different it sounds like more work then is required,
but I'll consider it if I get annoyed enough with reconfiguring PCs.

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