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Wireless Tab - Wireless
Security
The Wireless
Security settings configure the security of your
wireless network. There are three wireless security mode
options supported by the Router: WEP, WPA-Personal, and
WPA-Enterprise. (WEP stands for Wired Equivalent
Privacy, while RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication
Dial-In User Service.)
The security
options are the same for your Wireless-A and Wireless-G
networks. You can use different wireless security
methods for your networks; however, within each network
(Wireless-A or Wireless-G), all devices MUST use
the same method and settings, or else the network will
not function properly.
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Wireless-A
Settings |
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, 128-bit, or
152-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.
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 servers 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. |
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Wireless-G
Settings |
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 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.
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 servers 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. |
Change these
settings as described here and click the Save
Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel
Changes. |
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