WPA2 Pre-Shared Key

WPA2 Algorithms:

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) utilizes a stronger encryption

method and incorporates Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against

hackers.

WPA2 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).

WEP

WEP Encryption:

To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data

transmitted over the network, the router offers highly secure data encryption, known as WEP.

If you require high security for transmissions, there are two alternatives to select from:

WEP

64 and WEP 128

. WEP 128 will offer increased security over WEP 64.

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Passphrase:

This is used to generate WEP keys automatically based upon the input

string and a pre-defined algorithm in WEP64 or WEP128. You can input the same string in

both the AP and Client card settings to generate the same WEP keys. Please note that you

do not have to enter

Key (1-4)

as below when the

Passphrase

is enabled..

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 is in HEX style, 5 and 13 HEX codes

are required for WEP64 and WEP128 respectively, the separator is “-“. For example, using

WEP64, 11-22-33-44-55 is a valid key, whilst 1122334455 is invalid.

Hide ESSID:

User can select Enable or Disable to hide ESSID.

4.3.1.4 DHCP Server

You can disable or enable the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server or

enable the router’s DHCP relay functions. The DHCP protocol allows your router to

dynamically assign IP addresses to PCs on your network if they are configured to obtain IP

addresses automatically.

To disable the router’s DHCP Server, check

Disabled

and click

Next

then click

Apply.

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When the DHCP Server is disabled you need to manually assign a fixed IP address to each

PC on your network, and set the default gateway for each PC to the IP address of the router

(the default is 192.168.1.254).

To configure the router’s DHCP Server, check

DHCP Server

and

click

Next

. You can then

configure parameters of the DHCP Server including the IP pool (starting IP address and

ending IP address to be allocated to PCs on your network), lease time for each assigned IP

address (the period of time the IP address assigned will be valid), DNS IP address and the

gateway IP address. These details are sent to the DHCP client (i.e. your PC) when it

requests an IP address from the DHCP server. Click

Apply

to enable this function. If you

check “

Use Router as a DNS Server

”, the ADSL Router performs the domain name lookup,

finds the IP address from the outside network automatically and forwards it back to the

requesting PC in the LAN (your Local Area Network).

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If you check

DHCP Relay Agent

and click

Next

then you must enter the IP address of the

DHCP server which assigns an IP address back to the DHCP client in the LAN. Use this

function only if advised to do so by your network administrator or ISP. Click

Apply

to enable

this function.

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4.3.2 WAN (Wide Area Network)

A WAN (Wide Area Network) is an outside connection to another network or the Internet.

There are three items within the

WAN

section:

ISP

,

DNS

and

ADSL.

4.3.2.1 ISP

The factory default is PPPoE. If your ISP uses this access protocol, click

Edit

to input other

parameters as below. If your ISP does not use PPPoE, you can change the default WAN

connection entry by clicking

Change

.

A simpler alternative is to select

Quick Start

from the main menu on the left. See the Quick

Start section of the manual for more information.

RFC 1483 Routed Connections

Description:

Your description of this connection.

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