Wireless Security Help

These settings configure the security of your wireless network. There are seven wireless security modes supported by the Router: WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, RADIUS, and WEP.

(WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access, which is stronger than WEP encryption. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, while RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.)

WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode

WPA2/WPA mixed-mode supports two encryption methods at the same time:WPA2-Personal with AES encryption, and WPA-Personal with TKIP encryption,with a shared dynamic encryption key.

Passphrase. Enter a Passphrase of 8-63 characters.

WPA-Personal

WPA-Personal supports only TKIP encryption.

Passphrase. Enter a Passphrase of 8-63 characters.

WPA2-Personal

WPA2-Personal supports only AES encryption.

Passphrase. Enter a Passphrase of 8-63 characters.

Radius

This option features WEP used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Router.)

RADIUS Server. Enter the IP address of your RADIUS server.

RADIUS Port. Enter the port number of your RADIUS server.

Shared Secret. Enter the key shared by the Router and RADIUS server.

Encryption. Select the appropriate level of encryption, 40/64-bit (10 hex digits) or 128-bit (26 hex digits),which is stronger encryption than 40/64 bit encryption.

Passphrase. To automatically generate keys, enter your passphrase. Then click the Generate button.

Key 1-4. If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in the Key 1-4 fields.

TX Key. To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmit key number.

WEP

WEP is a basic encryption method offering two levels of encryption; 128-bit is stronger than 40/64-bit encryption.

Encryption. Select the appropriate level of encryption, 40/64-bit (10 hex digits) or 128-bit (26 hex digits).

Passphrase. To automatically generate keys, enter your passphrase. Then click the Generate button.

Key 1-4. If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in the Key 1-4 fields.

TX Key. To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmit key number.

Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes.

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