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Wireless Security

This section will show you the different levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The DIR-600L offers

the following types of security:

• WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)

• WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)

• WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

• WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)

What is WPA?

WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access, is a Wi-Fi standard that was designed to improve the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent

Privacy).

The two major improvements over WEP:

• Improved data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP scrambles the keys using a

hashing algorithm and, by adding an integrity-checking feature, ensures that the keys haven’t been tampered

with. WPA2 is based on 802.11i and uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) instead of TKIP.

• User authentication, which is generally missing in WEP, through the extensible authentication protocol (EAP).

WEP regulates access to a wireless network based on a computer’s hardware-specific MAC address, which is

relatively simple to be sniffed out and stolen. EAP is built on a more secure public-key encryption system to

ensure that only authorized network users can access the network.

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase or key to authenticate your wireless connection. The key is an alpha-numeric password

between 8 and 63 characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. This key must be the exact same key

entered on your wireless router or access point.

WPA/WPA2 incorporates user authentication through the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). EAP is built on a more

secure public key encryption system to ensure that only authorized network users can access the network.

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Click

Next

to continue.

Enter a Wireless Network Name in the box, which is also

known as the SSID.

No.Encryption:

Select this option to disable any encryption/

security on your wireless network (not recommended).

Automatically:.

Select this option to automatically generate

the router’s network key.

Manually:

Select this option to manually enter your network

key.

Check the

Use.WPA.Encryption.instead.of.WEP

box to use

WPA instead of WEP encryption (strongly recommended)

and click

Next

to continue.

Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

If you selected to manually enter a network key, enter it in

the box and then click

Next

to continue. If using WPA, the

network key must be between 8-63 characters.

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If you selected

Automatically assign a network key

, the

summary window will display your settings. Write down

the security key and enter this on your wireless clients. Click

Save

to save your settings.

The Router will save your new settings and reboot. When

it is finished after 1-2 minutes, the opening Wireless Setup

window is displayed.

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WPA/WPA2-PSK

It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless Router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish

wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the

added overhead.

1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser

and entering the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1). Click on

Wireless Setup

on the left side.

2. Next to

Security Mode

, select

Enable WPA/WPA2 Wireless Security

(enhanced)

.

3. Next to

Cipher Mode

, select

TKIP

,

AES

,

or

Both

.

4. Next to

PSK/EAP

, select

PSK

.

5. Next to

Network Key

, enter a key (passphrase). The key is an

alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63 characters long. The

password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. Make sure you

enter this key exactly the same on all other wireless clients.

6. Click

Save Settings

to save your settings. If you are configuring

the Router with a wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity until

you enable WPA/WPA2-PSK on your adapter and enter the same

passphrase as you did on the Router.

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WPA/WPA2-RADIUS

It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish

wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the

added overhead.

1. Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser and entering the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1).

Click on

Wireless Settings

on the left side.

2. Next to

Security Mode

, select

Enable WPA Only Wireless Security (enhanced),

Enable WPA2 Only Wireless Security (enhanced),

or

Enable WPA/WPA2 Wireless Security (enhanced)

.

3. Next to

Cipher Type

, select

TKIP

,

AES

,

or

Auto

.

4. Next to

PSK/EAP

, select

EAP

.

5. Next to

RADIUS Server 1

enter the

IP Address

of your

RADIUS server.

6. Next to

Port

, enter the port you are using with your

RADIUS server.

1812

is the default port.

7. Next to

Shared Secret

, enter the security key.

8. If you have a secondary RADIUS server, enter its IP address,

port, and secret key.

9. Click

Save Settings

to save your settings.