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Security
To make your wireless network safe, you should turn on the security
function.
Allowed Client Type:
•
No WEP, No WPA - this means no security mechanism will be used
on your wireless network.
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WEP only - this menas only WEP will be used for your wireless
communication.
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WPA only - this means only WPA will be used for the wireless
network.
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WEP
To automatically generate encryption keys using the passphrase function,
when Key Entry Method is set to
Hex
, enter a string into the passphrase
field, then click
Generate
. Select the
Default Key ID
from the
drop-down menu and click
SAVE SETTINGS
.
To manually configure the encryption key, enter five hexadecimal pairs of
digits for each 64-bit key, or enter 13 pairs for the single 128-bit key.
Note:
A hexadecimal digit is a number or letter in the range 0-9 or A-F.
The passphrase can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
Parameter
Description
WEP Mode
Select 64 bit, or 128 bit.
Key Entry Method
Select Hex, or ASCII.
Key Provisioning
Select Static, or Dynamic. If you select Static, you
will need to configure the Static WEP Key Setting
section. If you choose Dynamic, then 802.1X
authentication should be enabled.
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WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) combines temporal key integrity protocol
(TKIP) and 802.1X mechanisms. It provides dynamic key encryption and
802.1X authentication service. The router supports both WPA and WPA2.
Parameter
Description
WPA mode
Select WPA, WPA2 or mixed mode.
Cypher suite
Select the encryption cypher for use.
Authentication
Choose 802.1X or Pre-shared Key to use as the
authentication method.
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802.1X: for the enterprise network with a
RADIUS server.
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Pre-shared key: for the SOHO network
environment without an authentication server.
Pre-shared key type
Select the key type to be used in the Pre-shared
Key.
Pre-shared Key
Enter the key string here.
Group Key Re_Keying
Define the time period for re-obtain the key.
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802.1X
If 802.1X is used in your network, then you should enable this function for
the router.
Parameter
Description
802.1X authentication
Choose to enable or disable this function.
Session Idle Timeout
Defines a maximum period of time for which the
connection is maintained during inactivity.
Re-Authentication
Period
Defines a maximum period of time for which the
authentication server will dynamically re-assign a
session key to a connected client.
Quiet Period
Defines a maximum period of time for which the
router will wait between failed authentications.
Server Type
Select RADIUS.
RADIUS Server Parameters
Server IP
Enter the authentication server IP address.
Server Port
Enter the port number.
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WPS
(Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
The Barricade was implemented with the ease-of-use Wi-Fi Protected
Setup (WPS). WPS makes a secure wireless network much easier to achieve
by using a PIN number and the Push Button Control (PBC).
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Enable or disable WPS features: select to enable or disable.
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Generate New PIN: click this button to create a new PIN.
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Restore Default PIN: click this button to restore the PIN.
Secret Key
The secret key shared between the authentication
server and its clients.
NAS-ID
Defines the request identifier of the Network
Access Server.
Parameter
Description
19216811.live