2.4.3 Security
This Router provides complete wireless LAN security functions, include WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with
2.4.3.1 WEP only
When you select
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| When using shared key, user must input 10 hexadecimal digits for WEP64 and |
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| The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill |
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Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)
2.4.3.2 802.1x only
IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encryption the data during communication.
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