Linksys E2500 Wireless Wireless Security, Personal options, Office options, Option settings

Linksys E-Series Wireless Security

Wireless Security

Wireless > Wireless Security

The wireless security settings configure the security of your wireless network(s). The router supports the following wireless security options: WPA2/WPA Mixed Mode, WPA2 Personal, WPA Personal, WPA2/WPA Enterprise Mixed Mode, WPA2 Enterprise, WPA Enterprise, WEP, and RADIUS. (WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access. WEP stands for Wireless Equivalent Privacy. RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.)

Personal options

Security Option	Strength
WPA2 Personal	Strongest
WPA2/WPA Mixed Mode	WPA2: Strongest
	WPA: Strong
WPA Personal	Strong
WEP	Basic

Office options

The office options are available for networks that use a RADIUS server for authentication. The office options are stronger than the personal options because WPA2 or WPA provides encryption while RADIUS provides authentication.

Security Option	Strength
WPA2 Enterprise	Strongest
WPA2/WPA Enterprise Mixed	WPA2: Strongest
Mode	WPA: Strong
WPA Enterprise	Strong
RADIUS	Basic

Option settings

WPA2/WPA Mixed Mode, WPA2 Personal, WPA Personal

NOTES

If you select WPA2/WPA Mixed Mode as your Security Mode, each device in your wireless network MUST use WPA2/WPA and the same passphrase.

If you select WPA2 Personal as your Security Mode, each device in your wireless network MUST use WPA2 Personal and the same passphrase.

If you select WPA Personal as your Security Mode, each device in your wireless network MUST use WPA Personal and the same passphrase.

Passphrase  Enter a passphrase of 8-63 characters. The default is password. If you used the setup software for installation, then the default is changed to a unique passphrase, which you can find by running Linksys Connect, then clicking Router settings.

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