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2.4.3 Security
This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, include WEP,
IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with
RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal
access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function.
2.4.3.1 WEP only
When you select 64-bit or128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data.
You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can enter four WEP keys and
select one of them as default key. Then the router can receive any packets encrypted by
one of the four keys
Parameters
Default
Description
Key Length
64-bit
You can select the WEP key length for
encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. Larger WEP key
length will provide higher level of security, but
the throughput will be lower.
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Key Format
You may select to select ASCII Characters
(alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in
the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP
Key.
For example:
ASCII Characters: guest
Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde
Default Key
Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data.
Only the key you select it in the "Default key" will
take effect.
Key 1 - Key 4
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data
transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text
box by following the rules below.
64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the "A-
F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5-digit ASCII
character as the encryption keys.
128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the
"A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 13-digit ASCII
characters as the encryption keys.
Click <
Apply>
at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now
configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)
2.4.3.2 802.1x only
IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login
to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed
by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not
encryption the data during communication.
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Parameters
Default
Description
RADIUS Server IP address
The IP address of external RADIUS server.
RADIUS Server Port
The service port of the external RADIUS server.
RADIUS Server Password
The password used by external RADIUS server.
Click <
Apply>
at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now
configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)
2.4.3.3 802.1x WEP Static key
IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login
to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed
by a RADIUS server. This mode also uses WEP to encrypt the data during
communication.
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For the WEP settings, please refer to section 2.4.3.1
“
WEP only
”
. For the 802.1x settings,
please refer to section 2.4.3.2
“
802.1x only
”
.
2.4.3.4 WPA Pre-shared key
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-
shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It
uses TKIP or CCMP(AES) to change the encryption key frequently. So the encryption
key is not easy to be broken by hackers. This can improve security very much.
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Parameters
Default
Description
WPA(TKIP)
TKIP can change the encryption key frequently
to enhance the wireless LAN security.
WPA2(AES)
This use CCMP protocol to change encryption
key frequently. AES can provide high level
encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security.
WPA2 Mixed
This will use TKIP or AES based on the other
communication peer automatically.
Pre-shared Key Format
You may select to select Passphrase
(alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in
the
“
A-F
”
,
“
a-f
”
and
“
0-9
”
range) to be the Pre-
shared Key. For example:
Passphrase: iamguest
Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde
Pre-shared Key
The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and
encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network.
Fill the text box by following the rules below.
Hex WEP: input 64-digit Hex values (in the
“
A-F
”
,
“
a-f
”
and
“
0-9
”
range) or at least 8 character pass
phrase as the pre-shared keys.

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