RCA DCW725 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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802.11b/g Privacy Web Page (Fig. 39)

The Privacy feature in the wireless section encrypts, i.e. effectively “scrambles,” all radio

communication between your gateway and remote wireless-connected PCs. This provides Wired-

Equivalent Privacy (WEP) on your wireless LAN. Use this page to activate encryption if desired,

and set the type to use, as well as the encryption keys.

An easy way to generate encryption keys for WEP is to use the

Generate WEP Keys

button on this

page. First, set Data Encryption to WEP (64) or WEp (129). Then, enter a word or phrase (up to 32

characters long) in the PassPhrase box. Finally, click the

Generate WEP Keys

button. The gateway

will generate digital encryption keys from the phrase and populate the Network Key 1, 2, 3 and 4

boxes with them. You may have to refresh the page in your web browser to see the results.

Advanced users may want to adjust additional security settings. Details of all available settings on

the 802.11b/g Privacy Web Page are provided in Tables 2, 3, and 4.

802.11b/g Advanced Web Page (Fig. 40)

Fig. 39

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Setting

Description

Value List or Range

Default

Sets the network authentication method.

802.1X and WPA require that valid RADIUS

parameters be set. WPA-PSK requires a valid

WPA Pre-Shared Key to be set.

Sets the WPA Pre-Shared Key (PSK).

Sets the WPA Group Rekey Interval in

seconds. Set to zero to disable periodic

rekeying.

Sets the IP address of the RADIUS server

to use for authentication and dynamic key

derivation.

Sets the UDP port number of the RADIUS

server. The port number is usually 1812 or

1645 and depends upon the server.

Sets the shared secret for the RADIUS

connection.

Selecting Off disables data encryption.

Selecting WEP enables WEP data

encryption and requires that a valid

network key be set and selected unless

802.1X is enabled.

Sets whether shared key authentication is

required to associate. A valid network key

must be set and selected if required.

Sets the text to use for WEP keys

generation.

Enter 5 ASCII characters or 10

hexadecimal digits for a 64-bit key. Enter

13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal

digits for a 128-bit key.

Selects which network key is used for

encrypting outbound data and/or

authenticating clients.

Disabled, 802.1x, WPA,

WPA-PSK

Depends on Network

Authentication setting. See Table 3.

Depends on Network

Authentication setting.

See Table 3.

Depends on Network

Authentication setting.

See Table 3.

Depends on Network

Authentication setting.

See Table 3.

Depends on Network Authentication

setting. See Table 3.

Depends on Network

Authentication setting.

See Table 3.

Depends on Network

Authentication setting.

See Table 3.

Depends on Network Authentication

and Data Encryption settings. See

Table 3 and Table 4.

Depends on Network Authentication

and Data Encryption settings. See

Table 3 and Table 4.

Depends on Network Authentication

and Data Encryption settings. See

Table 3 and Table 4

Disabled

<NULL>

0

<NULL>

1812

<NULL>

Off (Disabled,

802.1x); TKIP

(WPA, WP-

PSK)

Optional

<NULL>

1

Network

Authentication

WPA Pre-

Shared Key

WPA Group

Rekey Interval

RADIUS

Server

RADIUS Port

RADIUS KEY

Data

Encryption

Shared Key

Authentication

PassPhrase1

Network Key 1

thru Network

Key 4

Current

Network Key

Table 2. Privacy Settings Deﬁnitions

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Table 3. Parameter Value List/Range Dependencies on Network Authentication Setting

Network

Authentication

Disabled

802.1x

WPA

WPA-PSK

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Off, WEP (64-bit),

WEP (128-bit)

Optional, Required

See Table 4.

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

IP v.4 address

0 to 65535

0 to 255 character

ASCII string

WEP (128-bit)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

WPA Pre-Shared

Key

WPA Group

Rekey Interval

RADIUS Server

RADIUS Port

RADIUS Key

Data Encryption

Shared Key

Authentication

PassPhrase

Network Key 1

thru Network

Key 4

Current Network

Key

Disabled

(grayed out)

0 to 2

32

-1

IP v.4 address

0 to 65535

0 to 255 character

ASCII string

TKIP, AES

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Either a 64-digit

hexadecimal number

*or* an 8 to 63 character

ASCII string.

0 to 2

32

-1

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

TKIP, AES

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

Disabled

(grayed out)

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Data Encryption

Off

WEP (64-bit), WEP (128-bit)

Setting

Disabled (grayed out)

Up to 32 character string

containing ASCII characters with

codes between 0x20 and 0x7e

5 or 13 ASCII characters or 10 or 26

hexadecimal digits

1

to 4

PassPhrase

Network Key 1 thru

Network Key 4

Current Network Key

Table 4. WEP-Speciﬁc Parameter Value List/Range Dependencies on Data Encryption Setting

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Fig. 40

This page enables some advanced 802.11b settings to be made. The factory default values should

provide good results in most cases. We don’t recommend you change these settings unless you

have technical knowledge of 802.11b wireless technology.

For expert users, details of all settings on the 802.11b/g Privacy Web Page are provided in Table 5.

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