Linksys WAP2000 manual WPA-Personal aka WPA-PSK, WPA2-Personal

Wireless Isolation (within SSID)  When disabled, wireless PCs that are associated to the same network name (SSID), can see and transfer files between each other. By enabling this feature, Wireless PCs will not be able to see each other. This feature is very useful when setting up a wireless hotspot location. The default is Disabled.

The following section describes the detailed options for each Security Mode.

WEP

This security mode is defined in the original IEEE 802.11 specification. This mode is not recommended now due to its weak security protection. Users are urged to migrate to WPA or WPA2.

Wireless > Wireless Security > WEP

Authentication Type  Choose the 802.11 authentication type as either Open System or Shared Key. The default is Open System.

Default Transmit Key  Select the key to be used for data encryption. The default is 1.

Encryption  Select a level of WEP encryption, 64 bits (10 hex digits) or 128 bits (26 hex digits). The default setting is 64 bits.

Passphrase  If you want to generate WEP keys using a Passphrase, then enter the Passphrase in the field provided and click the Generate button. Auto-generated keys are not as strong as manual WEP keys.

Key 1-4 If you want to manually enter WEP keys, then complete the fields provided. Each WEP key can consist of the letters “A” through “F” and the numbers “0” through “9”. It should be 10 characters in length for 64-bit encryption or 26 characters in length for 128-bit encryption.

Change these settings as described here and click Apply to save your changes. Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

WPA-Personal (aka WPA-PSK)

Wireless > Wireless Security > WPA-Personal

Encryption  WPA offers you two encryption methods,TKIP and AES for data encryption. Select the type of encryption you want to use, TKIP or AES. The default is TKIP.

Shared Secret  Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63 characters.

Key Renewal Timeout  Enter a Key Renewal Timeout period, which instructs the Access Point how often it should change the encryption keys. The default is 3600 seconds.

Change these settings as described here and click Apply to save your changes. Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

WPA2-Personal

Wireless > Wireless Security > WPA2-Personal

Encryption  WPA2 always uses AES for data encryption.

Shared Secret  Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63 characters.

Key Renewal Timeout  Enter a Key Renewal Timeout period, which instructs the Access Point how often it