2Wire 3801HGV manual WPA-PSK Tkip

HomePortal 3801HGV Gateway User Guide Configuring LAN Devices

Steps

1.Navigate to Settings > LAN > Wireless. The Wireless page to configure the Security settings appears.

2.Enable or disable the wireless security by selecting or clearing the Wireless Security check box. Wireless security is enabled as a default setting.

3.Select an authentication setting from the Authentication Type drop-down list box. Check the capabilities of the wireless clients that will be accessing this network and find a secure protocol by referring to the following table:

Authentication Type	Description
WEP-Open	The Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) is an older security protocol that allows
	any wireless clients within the radio range to access your network without an
	encryption key. This setting provides the least level of security. For security
	reasons, do not select this setting unless there is a compatibility issue with an
	older wireless client. For added protection, set an encryption key on your AP and
	enter the same key into your other wireless clients.
WEP-Shared	Similar to the WEP-Opensetting, do not select this setting unless there is a
	compatibility issue with an older wireless client. Unlike the WEP-Opensetting,
	the WEP-Sharedsetting prevents open access by any wireless client; therefore,
	it is more secure than the WEP-Opensetting. For added protection, set an
	encryption key on your AP and enter the same key into your other wireless
	clients.
WPA-PSK (TKIP)	This setting provides good security and works with most newer wireless clients.
	This setting requires an encryption key on the AP and the wireless client
	configured to use Wi-Fi Protected Access – Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK) with the
	same encryption key.
WPA-PSK (TKIP) and	This setting allows a wireless client to use either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK to
WPA2-PSK (AES)	access your network. An encryption key must be configured on the AP and the
	same key must be entered on the wireless client.
WPA2-PSK (AES)	This setting requires that wireless clients use only WPA2-PSK to access your
	networks. An encryption key must be configured on the AP and entered into the
	wireless client. WPA2-PSK is currently the most secure Wi-Fi encryption protocol
	but may not be available on many wireless clients.

4.Select the Use default encryption key printed on the System Label radio button to use the encryption key that came with your gateway.

OR

Select the Set custom encryption key radio button to create a custom encryption key. You can define a 64-bit or 128-bit encryption key. For 64-bit encryption, enter a 10-digit hexadecimal number. For 128-bit encryption, enter a 26-digit hexadecimal number. A

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