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Chapter 6 Wireless
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Note: WEP is extremely insecure. Its encryption can be broken by an attacker, using
widely-available software. It is strongly recommended that you use a more
effective security mechanism. Use the strongest security mechanism that all the
wireless devices in your network support. For example, use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
if all your wireless devices support it, or use WPA or WPA2 if your wireless devices
support it and you have a RADIUS server. If your wireless devices support nothing
stronger than WEP, use the highest encryption level available.
Your Device allows you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys but only one key can be
enabled at any one time.
In order to configure and enable WEP encryption, click
Network
Setting
>
Wireless
to display the
General
screen, then select
Basic
as the security level.
Figure 35
Wireless > General: Basic (WEP)
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 17
Wireless > General: Basic (WEP)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Security Level
Select
Basic
to enable WEP data encryption.
Generate
password
automatically
Select this option to have the Device automatically generate a password. The password field
will not be configurable when you select this option.
Password 1~4
The password (WEP keys) are used to encrypt data. Both the Device and the wireless
stations must use the same password (WEP key) for data transmission.
If you chose
64-bit
WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters
("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose
128-bit
WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters
("0-9", "A-F").
You must configure at least one password, only one password can be activated at any one
time.
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6.2.3
Basic (802.1X)
Use this screen to configure 802.1X encryption and authentication. Configure your RADIUS server
information and WEP encryption settings. Use this security method if your wireless usernames and
passwords are configured on a RADIUS server.
In order to configure and enable WEP encryption, click
Network
Setting
>
Wireless
to display the
General
screen, then select
Basic
as the security level and
802.1X
as the
Security Mode
.
Figure 36
Wireless > General: Basic (802.1X)
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
more.../less
Click
more...
to show more fields in this section. Click
less
to hide them.
WEP Encryption
Select
64-bits
or
128-bits
.
This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use.
Table 17
Wireless > General: Basic (WEP) (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Table 18
Wireless > General: Basic (802.1X)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Security Level
Select
Basic
and
802.1X
to enable 802.1X data encryption.
Generate
password
automatically
Select this option to have the Device automatically generate a password. The password field
will not be configurable when you select this option.
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Password 1~4
The password (WEP key) is used to encrypt data. Both the Device and the wireless stations
must use the same password (WEP key) for data transmission.
If you chose
64-bit
WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters
("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose
128-bit
WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters
("0-9", "A-F").
You must configure at least one password, only one password can be activated at any one
time.
more.../less
Click
more...
to show more fields in this section. Click
less
to hide them.
WEP Encryption
Select
64-bits
or
128-bits
.
This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use.
IP Address
Enter the IP address of an external RADIUS server in dotted decimal notation.
Port Number
The default port of a RADIUS server for authentication is 1812. You need not change this
value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so.
Shared Secret
Specify a password (up to 32 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared between the
external RADIUS server and the Device. This key is not sent over the network. This key
must be the same on the external RADIUS server and the Device.
Table 18
Wireless > General: Basic (802.1X) (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
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6.2.4
More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK)
The WPA-PSK security mode provides both improved data encryption and user authentication over
WEP. Using a Pre-Shared Key (PSK), both the Device and the connecting client share a common
password in order to validate the connection. This type of encryption, while robust, is not as strong
as WPA, WPA2 or even WPA2-PSK. The WPA2-PSK security mode is a newer, more robust version of
the WPA encryption standard. It offers slightly better security, although the use of PSK makes it
less robust than it could be.
Click
Network Setting
>
Wireless
to display the
General
screen. Select
More Secure
as the
security level. Then select
WPA-PSK
or
WPA2-PSK
from the
Security Mode
list.
Figure 37
Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)-PSK
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 19
Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)-PSK
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Security Level
Select
More Secure
to enable WPA(2)-PSK data encryption.
Security Mode
Select
WPA-PSK
or
WPA2-PSK
from the drop-down list box.
Generate
password
automatically
Select this option to have the Device automatically generate a password. The password field
will not be configurable when you select this option.
Password
The encryption mechanisms used for WPA(2) and WPA(2)-PSK are the same. The only
difference between the two is that WPA(2)-PSK uses a simple common password, instead of
user-specific credentials.
If you did not select
Generate password automatically
, you can manually type a pre-
shared key from 8 to 64 case-sensitive keyboard characters.
more.../less
Click
more...
to show more fields in this section. Click
less
to hide them.
WPA-PSK
Compatible
This field appears when you choose
WPA-PSK2
as the
Security Mode
.
Check this field to allow wireless devices using
WPA-PSK
security mode to connect to your
Device. The Device supports WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK simultaneously.
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6.2.5
WPA(2) Authentication
The WPA2 security mode is currently the most robust form of encryption for wireless networks. It
requires a RADIUS server to authenticate user credentials and is a full implementation the security
protocol. Use this security option for maximum protection of your network. However, it is the least
backwards compatible with older devices.
The WPA security mode is a security subset of WPA2. It requires the presence of a RADIUS server
on your network in order to validate user credentials. This encryption standard is slightly older than
WPA2 and therefore is more compatible with older devices.
Click
Network Setting
>
Wireless
to display the
General
screen. Select
More Secure
as the
security level. Then select
WPA
or
WPA2
from the
Security Mode
list.
Figure 38
Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Encryption
Select the encryption type (
TKIP
,
AES
or
TKIP+AES
) for data encryption.
Select
TKIP
if your wireless clients can all use TKIP.
Select
AES
if your wireless clients can all use AES.
Select
TKIP+AES
to allow the wireless clients to use either TKIP or AES.
Group Key
Update Timer
The
Group Key Update Timer
is the rate at which the RADIUS
server sends a new group
key out to all clients.
Table 19
Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)-PSK (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Table 20
Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Security Level
Select
More Secure
to enable WPA(2)-PSK data encryption.
Security Mode
Choose
WPA
or
WPA2
from the drop-down list box.

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