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Figure 4-16
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Disable Security
-
If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s
strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
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WEP -
It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a
notice in red as show in
Figure 4-17
.
Figure 4-17
Type
-
you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default
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setting is
Automatic
, which can select
Open System
or
Shared Key
authentication type
automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
WEP Key Format
-
Hexadecimal
and
ASCII
formats are provided
.
Hexadecimal
format
stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.
ASCII
format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.
WEP Key-
Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that
you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network.
Key Typ
e
-
You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for
encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid.
64-bit -
You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is
not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters.
128-bit -
You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is
not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
152-bit -
You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is
not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters.
)
Note:
If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have
selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.
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WPA /WPA2 -
It’s based on Radius Server.
Version
-
you can choose the version of the WPA security on the drop-down list. The
default setting is
Automatic
, which can select
WPA (
Wi-Fi Protected Access) or
WPA2
(
WPA version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
Encryption -
You can select either
Automatic
, or
TKIP
or
AES.
)
Note:
If you check the
WPA/WPA2
radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a
notice in red as shown in Figure 4-18
Figure 4-18
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Radius Server IP -
Enter the IP address of the Radius Server.
Radius Port -
Enter the port that radius service used.
Radius Password -
Enter the password for the Radius Server.
Group Key Update Period -
Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value
should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.
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WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK -
It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared
passphrase.
Version
-
you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The
default setting is
Automatic
, which can select
WPA-PSK (
Pre-shared key of WPA) or
WPA2-PSK
(Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's
capability and request.
Encryption
-
When
WPA-PSK
or
WPA
is set as the Authentication Type, you can select
either
Automatic
, or
TKIP
or
AES
as Encryption.
)
Note:
If you check the
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will
find a notice in red as shown in
Figure 4-19
.
Figure 4-19
PSK Passphrase -
You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to
64 Hexadecimal characters.
Group Key Update Period -
Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value
should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.
Be sure to click the
Save
button to save your settings on this page.
4.6.3
Wireless MAC Filtering
Choose menu “
Wireless
MAC Filtering
”, and then you can control the wireless access by
configuring the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function, shown in
Figure 4-20
.
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Figure 4-20
Wireless MAC address Filtering
To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click
Enable
. The default setting is
Disable
.
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MAC Address -
The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter.
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Status
-
The status of this entry either
Enabled
or
Disabled
.
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Description -
A simple description of the wireless station.
To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the
Add New…
button. The "
Add or Modify
Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry"
page will appear as shown in
Figure 4-21
:
Figure 4-21
Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry
To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions:
1.
Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the
MAC Address
field. The format of the MAC
Address
is
XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
(X
is
any
hexadecimal
digit).
For
example:
00-0A-EB-00-07-8A.
2.
Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the
Description
field. For example:
Wireless station A.
3.
Status
-
Select
Enabled
or
Disabled
for this entry on the
Status
drop-down list.
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4.
Click the
Save
button to save this entry.
To modify or delete an existing entry:
1.
Click the
Modify
in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the
Delete
.
2.
Modify the information.
3.
Click the
Save
button.
Click the
Enable All
button to make all entries enabled.
Click the
Disabled All
button to make all entries disabled.
Click the
Delete All
button to delete all entries.
Click the
Next
button to go to the next page
Click the
Previous
button to return to the previous page.
For example:
If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A and
the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-23-11 are able to access the Router, but all
the other wireless stations cannot access the Router, you can configure the
Wireless MAC
Address Filtering
list by following these steps:
1. Click the
Enable
button to enable this function.
2. Select the radio button:
Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list
to access
for
Filtering Rules.
3.
Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already.
4. Click
the
Add
New...
button
and
enter
the
MAC
address
00-0A-EB-00-07-8A
/00-0A-EB-00-23-11 in the
MAC Address
field, then enter wireless station A/B in the
Description
field, while select
Enabled
in the
Status
drop-down list. Finally, click the
Save
and the
Back
button.
The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list:

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