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seconds.
If you want to enable the RADIUS service, check Enable and then do the following settings.
RADIUS Server IP Address:
Enter the IP address of RADIUS authentication server.
RADIUS Server Port:
Enter the port number of RADIUS authentication server here.
Default value is 1812.
RADIUS Shared Secret:
Enter the password of RADIUS authentication server.
Click Apply to confirm the settings.
WPA / WPA2 - PSK
Security Mode:
You can choose the type of security mode you want to apply from the
drop-down menu.
WPA Algorithms:
There are two Algorithms, AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) and
TKIP(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) which help to protect the wireless communication.
The Default algorithm is AES.
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WPA Shared Key:
The key for network authentication. The input format is in character
style and key size should be in the range between 8 and 63 characters.
Group Key Renewal:
The period of renewal time for changing the security key
automatically between wireless client and Access Point (AP). Default value is 3600
seconds.
Click Apply to confirm the settings.
WEP
RADIUS / 802.1x:
Whether to enable RADIUS / 802.1x.
WEP Authentication:
To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data
transmitted over the network, the router offers secure data encryption, known as WEP.
There are 3 options to select from:
Open System, Shared key
or
both
.
Default Used WEP Key:
Select the encryption key ID; please refer to
Key (1~4)
below.
Passphrase:
This is used to generate WEP keys automatically based upon the input
string and a pre-defined algorithm in WEP64 or WEP128.
Key (1-4):
Enter the key to encrypt wireless data. To allow encrypted data transmission,
the WEP Encryption Key values on all wireless stations must be the same as the router.
There are four keys for your selection. The input format can be either HEX style or ASCII
format, 10 and 26 HEX codes or 5 and 13 ASCII codes are required for WEP64 and
WEP128 respectively.
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If you want to enable the RADIUS service, check Enable and then do the following settings.
WEP Authentication:
If you enable
RADIUS/802.1x,
then the default
WEP
Authentication
is
Open System.
RADIUS Server IP Address:
Enter the IP address of RADIUS authentication server.
RADIUS Server Port:
Enter the port number of RADIUS authentication server here.
Default value is 1812.
RADIUS Shared Secret:
Enter the password of RADIUS authentication server.
Click Apply to confirm the settings.
Note:
For information about settling Radius/802.1x, please refer to
WLAN
setup section.
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5.3.1.5 WPS
WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) feature is a standard protocol created by Wi-Fi Alliance. This feature
greatly simplifies the steps needed to create a Wi-Fi network for a residential or an office setting. WPS
supports 2 types of configuration methods which are commonly known among consumers:
PIN
Method
&
PBC Method
.
Wi-Fi Network Setup
PIN Method: Configure AP as Registrar
1. Jot down the client’s Pin (eg. 16837546).
2.
Enter the Enrollee’s PIN number and then press Start.
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3.
Launch the wireless client’s WPS utility (eg. Ralink Utility). Set the Config Mode as Enrollee, press
the WPS button on the top bar, select the AP (eg. wlan-ap) from the WPS AP List column. Then press
the PIN button located on the middle left of the page to run the scan.