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Wireless Tab – Wireless Security

The Wireless Security settings configure the security of your wireless network. There are six wireless security mode options supported by the Router: WPA Personal, WPA Enterprise, WPA2 Personal, WPA2 Enterprise, RADIUS, and WEP. (WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access, which is a security standard stronger than WEP encryption. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, while RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.) These six are briefly discussed here.

The security options are the same for your Wireless-A, Wireless-N (5GHz), Wireless-B, Wireless-G, and Wireless-N (2,4GHz) networks. You can use different wireless security methods for your networks; however, within each network (5GHz or 2.4GHz wireless network), all devices MUST use the same method and settings, or else the network will not function properly.

Wireless Security

WEP

WEP is a basic encryption method, which is not as secure as the other two methods, WPA-Personal and WPA-Enterprise. Select a level of WEP encryption, 40/64-bit or 104/128-bit. If you want to use a Passphrase, then enter it in the Passphrase field and click the Generate button. If you want to enter the WEP key manually, then enter it in the WEP Key 1-4 field(s). To indicate which WEP key to use, select the appropriate TX Key number.

WPA-Personal

This method offers two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select the type of encryption method you want to use, TKIP or AES. Enter the Passphrase, which can have 8 to 63 characters. Then enter the Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys.

WPA2-Personal

WPA2-Personal is a stronger encryption method than WPA-Personal. This method offers two encryption methods, AES and WPA-TKIP or WPA2-AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select the type of encryption method you want to use, AES or WPA-TKIP or WPA2-AES. Enter the Passphrase, which can have 8 to 63 characters. Then enter the Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys.

WPA-Enterprise

This option features a WPA-Personal used in coordination with a RADIUS server that uses either EAP-TLS or PEAP as its authentication method. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Router.) First, select the type of encryption method you want to use, TKIP or AES. Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address and port number, along with the authentication key shared by the Router and the server. Last, enter the Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys.

WPA2-Enterprise

This option features a WPA2-Personal used in coordination with a RADIUS server that uses either EAP-TLS or PEAP as its authentication method. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Router.) First, select the type of encryption method you want to use, AES or WPA-TKIP or WPA2-AES. Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address and port number, along with the authentication key shared by the Router and the server. Last, enter the Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys.

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.) Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address and port number, along with the authentication key shared by the Router and the server. Last, select a level of WEP encryption, 40/64-bit or 104/128-bit. If you want to use a Passphrase, then enter it in the Passphrase field and click the Generate button. If you want to enter the WEP key manually, then enter it in the WEP Key 1-4 field(s). To indicate which WEP key to use, select the appropriate TX Key number.

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