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4.5.2.2 Manual Setup AP

Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface manually.

You can set the network authentication method, select data encryption, specify whether a network

key is required to authenticate to this wireless network and specify the encryption strength.

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Figure 4-73

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Network Authentication:

Select an authentication type from the drop-down list. Options

available are: Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA2/WPA, and

Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK.

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Note:

For most users, it is recommended to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings. Any

changes made to these settings may adversely affect your wireless network. Under certain

circumstances, changes may benefit performance. Carefully consider and evaluate any changes

to these wireless settings.

1.

WEP

WEP is a basic encryption method offering two levels of encryption, 64-bit and 128-bit encryption.

To configure the WEP encryption, there are two ways.

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Keep the Network Authentication of

Open (insecurity)

and select

Enabled

from the WEP

Encryption drop-down list, as shown in Figure 4-74.

Open (insecurity)

allows any wireless

station to associate with the access point.

•

Select

Shared (good)

from the Network Authentication drop-down list, as shown in Figure

4-75.

Shared (good)

only allows stations using a shared key encryption to associate with it.

Shared key requires additional configuration of the keys to be used. Follow the instructions

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below to configure the Shared Keys.

Figure 4-74

Figure 4-75

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Encryption strength:

Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit.

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Current Network Key:

To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number.

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Network Key 1-4:

If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in the network

Key 1-4 fields.

Configure WEP Settings

1. Select

Shared (good)

from the

Network Authentication

drop-down list. The menu will

change to offer the appropriate settings.

2. Select

64-bit

from the

WEP Encryption

drop-down list.

3. Select “

1

” from

Current Network Key

drop-down list.

4.

Type in the password in the

Network Key 1

field.

5. Click

Save/Apply

to save the new configuration.

Figure 4-76

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Note:

We use

Network Authentication

Shared (good),

Encryption Strength

64-bit,

Current Network

Key

“1” and enter 10 hexadecimal digits”1234567890” in the

Network Key 1

for example, as

shown in Figure 4-76 above.

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2.

WPA

WPA security for wireless communication has been developed to overcome some of the

shortcomings of WEP. WPA combines the key generation with the authentication services of a

RADIUS server.

Figure 4-77

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WPA Group ReKey Interval:

Enter the Key Renewal period, which tells the Router how often

it should change encryption keys.

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RADIUS Server IP Address:

The IP address of the RADIUS server.

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RADIUS Port:

The port of the RADIUS server. The default number is 1812.

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RADIUS key:

The password of the RADIUS Server.

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WPA Encryption:

Select the encryption you want to use: TKIP or AES (AES is an encryption

method stronger than TKIP).

Configure WPA settings

1. Select

WPA

from the

Network Authentication

drop-down list. The menu will change to offer

the appropriate settings.

2. Change the

WPA Group Rekey Interval

as desired.

3.

Type in the IP address of the RADIUS server used in the

RADIUS Server IP Address

field.

4. Change the

RADIUS Port

if necessary.

5.

Type in the password in the

RADIUS Key

field.

6. Use the default setting

AES

of WPA Encryption.

7. Click

Save/Apply

to save the new configuration.

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