GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router
you want to use in the SSID field and click Submit. If you
make a change to the SSID, any wireless devices on your
network must also be reconfigured to connect to the new
network name.
Rate
Select a wireless data transmission rate from the drop-
down list. The default setting auto/best automatically
detects and sets the optimum transmission rate.
Hidden SSID
For security purposes, you may choose to hide your
network’s SSID by selecting enable from the drop-down
list. This will prevent computers scanning for the presence
of wireless networks to detect your network name.The
default setting is disable.
Authentication Type
Select an authentication type from the drop-down list. The
default setting is Open System.
Open System: The sender and the receiver do NOT share
a secret key. Each party generates its own key-pair and
asks the receiver to accept a randomly generated key.
Once accepted, this key will only be used for a short
period of time. Afterwards, a new key will be generated
and agreed upon.
Shared Key: Authentication is based upon a secret key
shared by both the sender and the receiver. If Shared
Key is selected, you cannot choose the WEP disable
option.
WPA Pre-shared key:, The WPA Pre-shared Key
authentication standard uses a password or “ key”
between 8 and 32 characters. This encryption key is
changed after every dialog box using the Temporary Key
Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which allows users to change
keys based on dialog box and automatically synchronize
keys between devices on the network. The TKIP
encryption algorithm is stricter than the one used by WEP
but is based on the same standard.
WPA: The 802.1X authentication protocol,allows users to
authenticate wireless network access through a RADIUS
Server and is a required by WPA standard. If no RADIUS
Server exists in your network environment, you still can
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