Wireless Security
The router supports four different types of security settings for your network. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Pre-Shared key, WPA Remote Access Dial In User Service (RADIUS), and Wire Equivalence Protection (WEP).To enable Security Settings, click the Enable radio button. Then click the Edit Security Settings button to configure the security settings. To disable security settings, keep the default setting, Disable.
WPA Pre-Shared Key:
There are two
encryption options for WPA Pre-Shared Key, TKIP and AES. TKIP
stands for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP utilizes a stronger encryption
method and incorporates Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection
against hackers. AES stands for Advanced Encryption System, which utilizes a
symmetric 128-Bit block data encryption.
To use WPA Pre-Shared Key, enter a password in the WPA Shared Key field between 8 and 63 characters long. You may also enter a Group Key Renewal Interval time between 0 and 99,999 seconds.
WPA RADIUS:
WPA RADIUS uses an external
RADIUS server to perform user authentication. To use WPA RADIUS, enter the IP
address of the RADIUS server, the RADIUS Port (default is 1812) and the shared
secret from the RADIUS server.
WEP:
There are two levels of WEP
encryption, 64-bit and 128-bit. The higher the encryption bit, the more secure
your network, however, speed is sacrificed at higher bit levels. To utilize WEP,
select the desired encryption bit, and enter a passphrase or a WEP key in
hexadecimal format.