Motorola WU830G manual Configuring Security Settings

CONFIGURATION SECTION 3

Configuring Security Settings

There are a series of security windows that enable you to configure the security type for your wireless connection. To access these windows, use one of the following methods:

!By clicking Set Security on the Profiles tab

!When connecting to an access point from the Site Monitor tab and a password or other information is required to connect to that access point, the system automatically displays the correct security window

The WU830G displays windows for you to enter information based on the type of security used by the access point. For example, if you try to connect to an access point with WPA security enabled, the WU830G displays a security window for WPA authentication.

To successfully connect to the wireless network, the WU830G must match the security settings used by the access point.

To establish the security settings you must first choose the authentication option that establishes either an open or secure verification of communication with an access point. The four authentication options are Open, Shared, WPA-PSK and WPA.

After you choose the authentication option, you then choose the data encryption setting.

The following table lists the network authentication options and the data encryption options available for each type of authentication:

Network Authentication		Data Encryption
Option	Description	Option	Description
Open	With open authentication there is no	Disabled	No
	data encryption.		encryption is
			used.
Shared	The network operates in Shared	WEP 64-bit	A network
	Key authentication mode when a	or	key is used.
	network key is used for data	WEP 128-bit
	encryption. WEP is the type of
	encryption used. The Shared Key
	authentication mode is the least
	secure.

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