EDIMAX BR6428n Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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WEP

Select WEP to enable WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption:

Here are descriptions of every setup item:

Item Name

Description

Key Length

There are two types of WEP key length: 64

‐

bit

and 128

‐

bit. Using ‘128

‐

bit’ is safer

than ’64

‐

bit’, but will reduce some data

transfer performance.

Key Format

There are two types of key format: ASCII and

Hex. When you select a key format, the

number of characters of key will be displayed.

For example, if you select ’64

‐

bit’ as key

length, and ‘Hex’ as key format, you’ll see the

message at the right of ‘Key Format’ is ‘Hex

(10 characters), which means the length of

WEP key is 10 characters.

Default Tx Key

You can set up to four sets of WEP key, and

you can decide which key is being used by

default here.

If you don’t know which one you

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should use, select ‘Key 1’.

Encryption Key

Input WEP key characters here, the number of

characters must be the same as the number

displayed at ‘Key Format’ field. You can use

any alphanumerical characters (0

‐

9, a

‐

z, and

A

‐

Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key format, and if you

select ‘Hex’ as key format, you can use

characters 0

‐

9, a

‐

f, and A

‐

F.

Enable 802.1x

Authentication

Check this box to enable 802.1x authentication

function. You need a Radius authentication

server to perform 802.1x authentication.

Server IP address

Input Radius authentication server’s IP address

here.

RADIUS Server Port

Input Radius authentication server’s service

port here. Generally it’s 1812.

RADIUS Server

Password

Input the password of Radius server here.

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes, or click ‘Reset’ to clear the texts in all fields. If you click

‘Apply’, the following message will appear:

You can click ‘Continue’ to back to previous page and continue setting, or click ‘Apply’ to

restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect.

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WPA pre

‐

shared key

WPA (Wi

‐

Fi Protected Access) is also an encryption method and is safer than WEP. It’s

recommended to use WPA instead of WEP when you need to use encryption to protect

your data security.

Here are descriptions of every setup item:

Item Name

Description

WPA Unicast Cipher

Suite

Please select a type of WPA cipher suite.

Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2

(AES), and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of

them, but you have to make sure your wireless

client support the cipher you selected.

Pre

‐

shared Key Format

Select the type of pre

‐

shared key, you

can select Passphrase (8 or more

alphanumerical characters, up to 63), or Hex

(64 characters of 0

‐

9, and a

‐

f).

Pre

‐

shared Key

Please input the WPA passphrase here.

It’s not recommended to use a word that can

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be found in a dictionary due to security

reason.

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes, or click ‘Reset’ to clear the texts in all fields. If you click

‘Apply’, the following message will appear:

You can click ‘Continue’ to back to previous page and continue setting, or click ‘Apply’ to

restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect.

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