Security Settings

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), 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/WPA2 Personal: There are two encryption options for WPA Personal, TKIP and AES. TKIP stands for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP utilizes a stronger encrytption 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/WPA2 Personal, enter a password in the Personal 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/WPA2 Enterprise: WPA/WPA2 Enterprise uses an external RADIUS server to perform user authentication. To use WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, 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.