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Hitron CGNM/ CGNM-3552 User’s Guide
Security Mode
Select the type of security that you want to use.
Select
Open
to use no security. Anyone in the
coverage area can enter your network.
Select
WEP
to use the Wired Equivalent Privacy
security protocol.
Select
WPA
to use the WiFi Protected Access
(Personal) security protocol.
Select
WPA2
to use the WiFi Protected Access 2
(Personal) security protocol.
Select
WPA/WPA2
to use both the WPA and the
WPA2 security protocols; clients that support WPA2
connect using this protocol, whereas those that
support only WPA connect using this protocol.
NOTE:
Due to inherent security vulnerabilities, it is
suggested that you use
WEP
only if it is the only
security protocol your wireless clients support.
Under almost all circumstances, you should use
one of the
WPA
options.
Auth Mode
Select the type of security authentication the device
should use.
Encryption Mode
Select the type of encryption you want to use. The
options that display depend on the
Security Mode
you
selected.
WEP
:
Select
WEP64
to use a ten-digit security key.
Select
WEP128
to use a twenty-six-digit security
key.
WPA
,
WPA2
and
WPA/WPA2
:
Select
TKIP
to use the Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol.
Select
AES
to use the Advanced Encryption
Standard.
Select
TKIP/AES
to allow clients using either
encryption type to connect to the CGNM/ CGNM-
3552.
Table 26:
The Wireless: Basic Settings Screen (2.4G) (continued)