Cisco Systems WRT54G3G-ST manual Wireless Tab Wireless Security

Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband

The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

The Wireless Security settings configure the security of your wireless network. There are four wireless security mode options supported by the Router: WPA Personal, WPA2 Personal, WPA Enterprise (also known as WPA- RADIUS), WPA2 Enterprise, RADIUS, and WEP. (WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access, which is a security standard stronger than WEP encryption. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, while RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.) These four are briefly discussed here. For detailed instructions on configuring wireless security for the Router, turn to “Appendix B: Wireless Security.”

IMPORTANT: Linksys strongly recommends that you enable wireless security on your wireless network. Otherwise, unauthorized users may be able to access the Internet using your service and incur additional charges. You are liable for any and all additional charges from your service provider.

Wireless Security

WPA2 Personal. WPA2 automatically uses TKIP + AES with dynamic encryption keys. Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63 characters. Then enter a Group Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys.

Change these settings as described here, and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes.

IMPORTANT: If you are using WPA or WPA2, always remember that each device in your wireless network MUST use the same WPA method and shared key, or else the network will not function properly.

WPA Personal. WPA gives you two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select the type of algorithm, TKIP or AES. Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63 characters. Then enter a Group Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys.

Change these settings as described here, and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes.

Figure 8-19: Wireless Tab - Wireless Security (WPA2

Personal)

Figure 8-20: Wireless Tab - Wireless Security (WPA

Personal - TKIP)

Figure 8-21: Wireless Tab - Wireless Security (WPA Personal -

AES)

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The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security