Asus PCEN15 user manual Configuration Encryption

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Configuration - Encryption

The Encryption page allows you to set up the encryption settings for your WLAN card. For data confidentiality in a wireless environment, IEEE 802.11 specifies a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm to offer transmission privacy similar to wired network. WEP uses keys to encrypt data packets sent and decrypt data packets received. The encryption process can

scramble frame bits to avoid disclosure to others. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an improved security system for 802.11 that encrypts data sent over radio waves. WPA is developed to overcome the weakness of the WEP protocol.

Network Authentication - Set up authentication for your WLAN card. Options are:

Open - Sets the network operating in the Open System mode that disables authentication protection for the network or use the WEP encryption for the network.

Shared - Sets the network operating in the Shared Key mode that uses the WEP encryption for your network.

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Use the WPA Pre-Shared Key/WPA2 Pre-Shared Key in the Infrastructure mode for authentication.

Data Encryption - In the Open and Shared authentication modes, options are: Disabled and WEP.

Disabled - Disables the encryption protection for your WLAN card.

WEP - Encrypts the data before it is transmitted over the air. You can communicate with wireless devices that use the same WEP keys.

In the WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK authentication modes, options are: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

TKIP - Dynamically generates unique keys to encrypt data packet.

AES - Offers stronger protection and increases the complexity of wireless encryption. It is a symmetric 128-bit block encryption method that works simultaneously on multiple network layers.

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Contents PCE-N15 Copyright 2011 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Asia-Pacific Manufacturer contact informationAsus Computer International America Technical supportTable of contents Federal Communications Commission Prohibition of Co-locationFCC Radiation Exposure Statement DGT Warning Statement CE Mark WarningIC Warning Statement ArticleIC Radiation Exposure Statement Asus Recycling/Takeback ServicesEC Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity Bogazici BIL Gisayar SAN. VE TIC. A.S Introduction Package contentsSystem requirements HardwareComplete the installation Installing the PCE-N15 driver and utilitiesConnecting to a wireless network manually Configuring PCE-N15 using Asus utilitySelect Use the WPS button, then click Next Connecting to a wireless network using WPSSelect Use PIN code Soft AP mode Windows XP/Vista/7 ACL Asus Wlan Card Setting Utility system tray icon Asus Wlan Card Setting UtilitySoftware information Asus Wlan Control CenterAsus Wlan Card Others Configuration BasicConfiguration Encryption Manually Configuration AdvancedConfiguring PCE-N15 using Windows WZC service How do I verify that my Wlan card is installed properly? TroubleshootingMy Wlan card cannot connect to any Access Points Connection quality is bad and the signal strength is weakTCP/IP protocol does not bind to the Wlan Card Glossary Dhcp Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Default KeyCofdm for 802.11a or 802.11g Device NameDNS Server Address Domain Name System DSL Modem Digital Subscriber LineDirect-Sequence Spread Spectrum for 802.11b Essid Extended Service Set Identifier Extended Service Set ESSEncryption EthernetIeee 802.11a 54Mbits/sec IeeeIeee 802.11b 11Mbits/sec Ieee 802.11gInfrastructure MAC Address Media Access Control ISP Internet Service ProviderIP Internet Protocol IP AddressPacket NIC Network Interface CardPass Phrase PPP Point-to-Point ProtocolWeca Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance Ssid Service Set IdentifierRadio Frequency RF Terms GHz, MHz, Hz StationWPA Wi-Fi Protected Access Wlan Wireless Local Area NetworkRequirements