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Configuring Basic Settings
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Configuring
Wireless Security
settings
Your Wireless AP Router supports two main wireless security standards: Wired
Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi-Fi Protected Access-Pre Shared Key (WPA-PSK).
WEP is usually sufficient for simple wireless deployments (such as home or small
office environments) where network use is casual and traffic, light. In
environments where data security is of paramount importance, however, WPA-PSK
is recommended because of its stronger encryption algorithm.
To configure WEP settings, see "Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)" on page 4-14.
To configure WPA-PSK settings, see "Wi-Fi Protected Access-Pre Shared Key
(WPA-PSK)" on page 4-15.
Note:
Your Network Blaster Wireless 802.11g Router is backward compatible with 802.11b.
The 802.11b or 802.11g security options available for you to choose from depend on your
wireless client’s capabilities.
Although not essential
to operation, configure
your Wireless Security
settings after setting
up your Wireless AP
Router to safeguard
the data exchanged
within your network.
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Configuring Basic Settings
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Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a data stream encryption technology that allows
you to define up to four keys shared between APs and wireless clients.
Unauthorized wireless clients that do not have the same keys are locked out. Refer
to Figure 4-7 to learn more about configuring these settings.
For more information
about configuring WEP
settings, see "About
Network Security" on
page B-1.
Authentication Mode
Select
Open System or
Shared Key
to allow any
wireless client to join your
wireless LAN. Select
Shared
Key only
to allow wireless
clients with the same WEP
keys to join your wireless
LAN.
Data Encryption (WEP)
Enables or disables WEP
encryption.
Figure 4-7
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WEP Mode/Keys
Specify hexadecimal
or ASCII WEP keys (64
or 128 bits) to be used
for encryption. 64-bit
keys have 10 hex or 5
ASCII characters;
128-bit keys have 26
hex or 13 ASCII
characters.
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Wi-Fi Protected
Access-Pre Shared
Key (WPA-PSK)
Conceived to address the vulnerabilities of WEP, Wi-Fi Protected Access-Pre Shared
Key (WPA-PSK) affords you a simple yet powerful way of securing your wireless
network. Its Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which generates up to five
hundred trillion unique data encryption keys derived from a single Pre Shared Key,
makes it difficult - if not impossible - for aspiring intruders to gain access to your
network by obtaining a common key. Refer to Figure 4-8 to learn more about
configuring these settings.
•
Some wireless
clients may not
support WPA
encryption because
WPA is a relatively
new technology. In
these cases, use
WEP encryption
instead.
•
Windows XP has a
built-in client that
supports WPA
encryption.
Figure 4-8
Network Authentication
Enables or disables WPA-PSK.
Data Encryption
Select a data encryption
mode from the
drop-down list box: TKIP,
Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES) or a
combination of both
(TKIP + AES).
Group Rekey Interval
Sets the time taken (in
msec) for AES or TKIP to
dynamically generate a
new unique encryption
key.
Pre Shared Key
Specify a password to
launch the encryption
process. All wireless
clients connected to your
network have to share
this password.
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Configuring Advanced Settings
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Configuring Advanced Settings
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Configuring Advanced Settings
Configuring LAN
settings
The Local Area Network (LAN) page is where you configure the LAN settings of
your Wireless AP Router. Refer to Figure 5-1 to learn more about configuring these
settings.
Figure 5-1
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DHCP Server
Lets you enable or disable
your Wireless AP Router
DHCP server.
IP Pool Range
Specifies the range of IP addresses
that can be assigned to clients when
you enable your Wireless AP Router
DHCP server.
DHCP Lease Time
Lets you set the usage
duration of an IP address
that can be reserved for a
client when you enable
your Wireless AP Router
DHCP server.
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