Airlink101 AR550W3G Configuring WEP Encryption, Configuring WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Encryption

Configuring WEP Encryption

Note: IEEE802.11n only supports WPA2 or WPA-PSK AES encryption. If you use WEP as your

encryption, wireless data rate will drop to 54Mbps (802.11g standard).

Authentication: Select Open, Shared or Auto

Encryption: Select WEP

WEP Key 1~4: Select a WEP Key you wish to use

HEX/ASCII: Select HEX or ASCII. You can select ASCII (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) for the key format.

Key Value: You can enter 10 or 26-digit Hex key (a~f and 0~9) if you select HEX, or 5 or 13 alphanumeric characters if you select ASCII.

Configuring WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Encryption

Authentication: Select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Encryption: Select either AES or TKIP. It is suggested to select AES if all your

wireless computers / devices support this encryption mode.

Note: IEEE802.11n only supports AES encryption. If you use TKIP as your

encryption, wireless data rate will drop to 54Mbps (802.11g standard).

Preshare Key: Enter 8~63 characters as the security key of your wireless network.

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