Edimax Technology EW-7205APS user manual Encryption, Basic Rate, Channel, Hidden

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration

Parameter	Description
Basic Rate	The lowest data transmission speed supports by the Access Point. If All
	is selected, the Access Point will automatically select the optimum rate
	allowed in the environment. The default value is “1~2Mbps”.
Channel	Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with
	your network settings. Channels differ from country to country.
	Channel 1-11 (North America)
	Channel 1-14 (Japan)
	Channel 1-13 (Europe)
	Channel 10-11 (Spain)
	Channel 10-13 (France)
	There are 14 channels available.
	If Auto is selected, the Access Point will automatically select a channel
	which is unused by another Access Points within the wireless network.
Hidden	If you concern the security issue, you can check Hidden. Then only
	devices with the same ESSID as this Access Point can access the
	wireless LAN.

Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point.

3.2.3 Encryption

WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping. The Authentication type and WEP key must be the same on the wireless station and on the Access Point. This Access Point supports 64/128-bit WEP Encryption function. With this function, your data will be transmitted over the Wireless network securely.

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