| WPA2 (AES) for data encryption. The actual selection |
| of the encryption methods will depend on the clients. |
Use 802.1x | IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user |
Authentication | must use a valid account to log in to this wireless router |
| before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is |
| processed by a RADIUS server. Check this box to |
| authenticate a user by IEEE 802.1x. |
WEP is a lower level of security than WPA, and supports | |
| |
| data. The longer key length will provide higher security. |
| When |
| exactly 5 ASCII characters |
| hexadecimal digits |
When | |
| exactly 13 ASCII characters |
| hexadecimal digits |
WPA Authentication | There are two types of authentication mode for WPA. |
Mode | • Enterprise (RADIUS) uses an external RADIUS server |
| to perform user authentication. To use RADIUS, enter |
| the IP address of the RADIUS server, the RADIUS port |
| (default is 1812) and the shared secret from the |
| RADIUS server. Refer to the “Authentication RADIUS |
| Server” setting below for RADIUS setting. |
| • Personal |
| shared secret that is known only by the parties involved. |
| To use WPA |
| enter a password in the |
| |
You can select Passphrase (alphanumeric format) or | |
Format | Hexadecimal Digits (in the |
| be the |
| Passphrase: ”iamguest” |
| Hexadecimal Digits: “12345abcde” |
Enter | |
Authentication | Enter the port (default is 1812), the IP address and the |
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