TRENDnet TEW731BR manual Selecting WEP, Key, Selecting WPA, WPA-Auto, or WPA2 WPA2 recommended

TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-731BR

Selecting WEP:

If selecting WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), please review the WEP settings to configure and click Apply to save the changes.

•WEP– Choose Open System or Shared Key.

Note: It is recommended to use Open System because it is known to be more secure than Shared Key.

•Mode – Choose HEX or ASCII.

Note: It is recommended to use ASCII because of the much larger character set that can be used to create the key.

•WEP Key – Choose the key length 64-bitor 128-bit.

Note: It is recommended to use 128-bit because it is more secure to use a key that consists of more characters.

•Key 1-4

oThis is where you enter the password or key needed for a computer to

connect to the router wirelessly

oYou can define up to 4 passwords or 4 keys. Only one key can be active

at a given time. Most users simply define one key.

oChoose a key index 1, 2, 3, or 4 and enter the key.

oWhen connecting to the router, the client must match both the password and the Key number. (e.g. if you have activated Key 2 with a

password of 12345, then the client must select: Key 2 (entering Key 1, 3, or 4 will block the ability to connect) and enter password 12345)

Selecting WPA, WPA-Auto, or WPA2 (WPA2 recommended):

First, from the Authentication Type row, select WPA, WPA-Auto,or WPA2.

Then from the PSK/EAP row, select either PSK or EAP

•PSK stands for Preshared Key

•EAP stands for Extensive Authentication Protocol, also called Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service or RADIUS).

Note: EAP requires an external RADIUS server, PSK only requires you to create a passphrase.

The following section outlines options when selecting PSK (Preshared Key Protocol),

WEP Key Format	HEX	ASCII
Character set	0-9 & A-F, a-f only	Alphanumeric (a,b,C,?,*, /,1,2, etc.)
64-bit key length	10 characters	5 characters
128-bit key length	26 characters	13 characters

oSelect a Cipher Type. When selecting WPA security, it is recommended

to use TKIP.

oWhen selecting WPA-Autosecurity, it is recommended to use AES. o When selecting WPA2 security, it is recommended to use AES.

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