Wireless 108Mbps Multi-Function Access Point

3.6.1 Authentication

Authentication Type: The authentication type default is set to Open system.

There are 4 options: Disable, WEP, WPA and WPA2. All the nodes and hosts on the network must use the same authentication type.

ƒWEP Key: To disable WEP security, click on the “Disable” option. To enable WEP security, there are 2 types to select – 64bits and 128 bits. When it is selected, the key value must be entered in ASCII or HEX format.

Note: When the WEP security is enabled, all the wireless clients that wish to connect to the Access Point must also have WEP enabled with the identical WEP Key value entered.

WEP is not completely secure. If possible please use WPA-PSK.

ƒWPA-PSK /WPA2-PSK:If WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK is selected, user needs to set the key in the passphrase field as the below screen. The key length should be 8 characters at least.

A02-WAP-54G

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