Motorola WR850Gv6 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION

Field

Description

ESS

Authentication

Extended Service Set (ESS

). Authentication

differs from Encryption in that you are

establishing either an open or secure

verification of communication with an AP. This

setting does not encrypt your transmission.

The options are:

Open

System

The Open System

Authentication method is

used, meaning no encryption

is used

Pre-Shared

Key (PSK)

The Pre-Shared Key (PSK)

authentication method is

used

WPA

Wi-Fi

Protected Access

(WPA) authentication

(802.1X) is used with an EAP

type

WPA-PSK

WPA authentication (802.1X)

is used with a pre-shared key

Select the option that best meets your needs.

For home users, WPA-PSK is the best choice

as it provides the strongest security without a

RADIUS server.

The default is Open System.

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SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION

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Field

Description

Encryption Status

Determines the type of security encryption

algorithms for the Key Index. This security

setting encrypts your wireless transmission.

None, WEP64, and WEP128 are available

only when Open System or Pre-Shared

KEY (PSK) is selected.

TKIP and AES are available only when

WPA or WPA-PSK are selected.

The options are:

None

No security

WEP64

Wired Equivalent Privacy - 64-bit

strength (provides 4 Keys)

WEP128

Wired Equivalent Privacy -

128-bit strength (provides 2

Keys)

TKIP

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

- changes the temporal key often

(provides 1 Key)

AES

Advanced Encryption Standard

(provides 1 Key)

Select the option that best matches your needs.

Motorola recommends using AES (which

requires WPA or WPA-PSK selected) because

it provides the strongest security algorithm.

The default is None.

802.1X mode

Can only be enabled when the ESS

Authorization is set to Open or PSK

and either

WEP64 or WEP128 is selected (see the

Encryption Status field). During the

Authentication process, the server verifies the

identity of the client attempting to connect to

the network. When WPA or WPA-PSK is

selected in the ESS Authentication field

this

option is automatically selected.

If not already enabled, select to activate this

feature. When enabled, Dynamic Key

generation occurs. That is, when the client

requests a key, this function dynamically

generates one.

The default is disabled.

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SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION

Field

Description

Key Input Method

Unavailable if WPA is selected. The options

are:

Pass Phrase

Hexadecimal

ASCII

If you select either Pass Phrase or

Hexadecimal, in Key Content, the format of the

Key appears in a hexadecimal format.

If you are using other non-Motorola wireless

products and a security algorithm other than

WPA-PSK, you must enter your WEP keys

manually for the non-Motorola wireless

products.

Select the option that best matches your needs.

The default is Pass Phrase.

Pass Phrase

Enter the Pass Phrase to be used for Key

encryption.

Remember this Pass Phrase so

that you can enter the same phrase for the

Motorola client devices on your wireless LAN.

You will use this Pass Phrase when using WPA

security with your client devices. Pass Phrase

must be between 8 and 63 characters.

Key Length

Only available when ESS mode is set to PSK

and the Encryption Status is set to None. The

option selected determines the strength of the

key.

There are two options:

128-bit

64-bit.

Select the option that best matches your needs.

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SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION

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Field

Description

Key Index

There are up to 4 different Keys (1, 2, 3, or 4)

that can be selected, the amount determined by

what is selected in the ESS Authentication and

Encryption Status fields. You are selecting one

of the Key Content fields below. The Key

selected here must match between the router

and the client. For example, if you select Key 1

here you have to select Key 1 for the client.

Select the option that best matches your needs.

The default is 1.

Key Content

Key 1

Key 2

Key 3

Key 4

There are up to four fields available (Key 1 –

Key 4) that can be filled. The Key Content

format is selected in the Password Input

Format

field.

For the key content, the phrase is

auto-generated by the password entered in the

Pass Phrase field. For non-Motorola clients,

you will use these Keys (and not Pass Phrase)

when using WEP for security.

If you have selected Hexadecimal or ASCII

formatting (in the Key Input Method field

)

, you

can then enter your own Hexadecimal or ASCII

keys. If entering keys manually, this also

depends on whether WEP64 or WEP128 is

selected in the Encryption Status field.

For WEP64 keys, 5 case sensitive ASCII

characters are allowed or 10 hexadecimal

characters (using only characters 0-9 and

A-F).

For WEP128 keys, 13 case sensitive ASCII

characters are allowed or 26 hexadecimal

characters (using only characters 0-9 and

A-F).

If entering a key manually, don’t leave a key

field blank or enter all 0’s. These are not secure

keys.

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SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION

Field

Description

Group Key

Renewal Interval

Only available if ESS Authentication is set to

WPA. This is the number of seconds that pass

until your router sends out a new group key.

Enter in the option that best matches your

needs.

The default is 300 seconds.

RADIUS Server

Port Number

RADIUS is an authentication and accounting

system used by many Internet Service

Providers (ISPs), which verify users.

Either of the conditions need to exist:

Open System or WPA is selected, along

with either WEP64 or WEP128, and 802.1X

is enabled

WPA is selected and TKIP or AES is

selected.

Enter the RADIUS Server IP and Port number.

The default RADIUS Port Number is 1812.

RADIUS Shared

Secret

RADIUS Shared

Secret

Confirmation

A type of password that is entered twice for

confirmation.

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