Mapping keys on the Apple external keyboard

I use my rMBP (Mid 2012) with an external monitor and an Apple full-sized wired keyboard.  On the actual laptop keyboard, the key to the right of the F12 key, is the power button.  On the external keyboard it is the CD/DVD Eject key.  I would like it to function as a power key, like on the actual rMBP keyboard. Is this possible?  (OS is Mavericks).   

Anyone figured this out yet? I too lost my ability to brighten/darken my screen with F1 and F2 since upgrading to 10.6.
There's absolutely no setting in Display preferences either. All I can do is create a new color profile which is overkill each time I want to slightly increase or decrease the brightness as my office light from my window changes throughout the day.
So many things have broken with 10.6....one would think Apple would have done more testing with its own software and controls before rolling it out!

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