LevelOne WAP-0005 user manual Security Settings

Wireless Access Point User Guide

Security Settings

Select the desired option, and then enter the settings for the selected method. The available options are:

•None - No security is used. Anyone using the correct SSID can connect to your network.

•WEP - The 802.11b standard. Data is encrypted before transmission, but the encryption system is not very strong.

•WPA-PSK- Like WEP, data is encrypted before transmission. WPA is more secure than WEP, and should be used if possible. The PSK (Pre-shared Key) must be entered on each Wireless station. The 256Bit encryption key is derived from the PSK, and changes fre- quently.

•WPA-802.1x- This version of WPA requires a Radius Server on your LAN to provide the client authentication according to the 802.1x standard. Data transmissions are encrypted using the WPA standard.

If this option is selected:

•This Access Point must have a "client login" on the Radius Server.

•Each user must have a "user login" on the Radius Server.

•Each user's wireless client must support 802.1x and provide the login data when re- quired.

•All data transmission is encrypted using the WPA standard. Keys are automatically generated, so no key input is required.

•802.1x - This uses the 802.1x standard for client authentication, and WEP for data encryp- tion. If possible, you should use WPA-802.1x instead, because WPA encryption is much stronger than WEP encryption.

If this option is selected:

•This Access Point must have a "client login" on the Radius Server.

•Each user must have a "user login" on the Radius Server.

•Each user's wireless client must support 802.1x and provide the login data when re- quired.

•All data transmission is encrypted using the WEP standard. You only have to select the WEP key size; the WEP key is automatically generated.

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