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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 FR-300RTR

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 2 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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Configure WPA-Personal (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

.Setup.

and then click

.Wireless.

Settings

on the left side.

2. Next to

Security Mode

, select

WPA-Personal

.

3. Next to

WPA Mode

, select

Auto

,

WPA2.Only

, or

.WPA.Only

.

Use

Auto

if you have wireless clients using both WPA and

WPA2.

4. Next to

Cypher Type

, select

TKIP.and.AES

,

TKIP

, or

AES

.

If you have wireless clients that use both types, use

TKIP.

and.AES

.

5. Next to

Group Key Update Interval

, enter the amount of time

before the group key used for broadcast and multicast data

is changed (3600 is default).

6. Next to

Pre-Shared Key

, enter a key (passphrase). The key

is entered as a pass-phrase in ASCII format at both ends of

the wireless connection. The pass-phrase must be between

8-63 characters.

7. 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-PSK on your adapter and enter the same passphrase as you did on the router.

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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

.Setup.

and then click

.Wireless.Settings

on the left side.

2. Next to

Security Mode

, select

WPA-Enterprise

.

3. Next to

WPA Mode

, select

Auto

,

WPA2.Only

, or

.WPA.Only

. Use

Auto

if you have wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.

4. Next to

Cypher Type

, select

TKIP.and.AES

,

TKIP

, or

AES

. If you have

wireless clients that use both types, use

TKIP.and.AES

.

5. Next to

Group Key Update Interval

, enter the amount of time before

the group key used for broadcast and multicast data is changed (3600

is default).

6. Next to

Authentication Timeout

, enter the amount of time before a

client is required to re-authenticate (60 minutes is default).

7. Next to

RADIUS Server IP Address

enter the IP Address of your

RADIUS server.

8. Next to

RADIUS Server Port

, enter the port you are using with your

RADIUS server. 1812 is the default port.

Configure WPA-Enterprise (RADIUS)

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9. Next to

RADIUS Server Shared Secret

, enter the security

key.

10. If the

MAC Address Authentication

box is selected then the

user will need to connect from the same computer whenever

logging into the wireless network.

11. Click

Advanced

to enter settings for a secondary RADIUS

Server.

12. Click

Apply.Settings

to save your settings.