RangeMax NEXT Wireless Access Point WN802T Reference Manual
3-2 Wireless Security Settings
v1.0, June 2006
•Use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A) data encryption provides data
security. The very strong authentication along with dynamic per frame rekeying of WPA make
it virtually impossible to compromise. Because this is a new standard, wireless device driver
and software availability may be limited.
WEP/WPA Settings
The WN802T Access Point is set by default “None” or no authentication. When setting up
Network Authentication, bear in mind the following:
Not all wireless adapters support WPA or WPA2. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Service
Pack 3 do include the client software that supports WPA. However, client software is required on
the client. Consult the product documentation for your wireless adapter and WPA or WPA2 client
software for instructions on configuring WPA2 settings.
•Network Authentication. You can configure the RangeMax NEXT to use the types of
network authentication shown in the table below.
•Data Encryption. The available options depend on the Network Authentication setting
selected (see Table 3 -1 above); otherwise, the default is None. The Data Encryption settings
are explained in the table below:
Table3-1. Network Authentication Types
Type Description
None No data encryption
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy using either 64-bit or 128-bit data
encryption.
WPA-PSK (TKIP) Wi-FI Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key, uses WPA-PSK
standard encryption with TKIP encryption type.
WPA2-PSK (AES) Wi-FI Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key, uses WPA-PSK
standard encryption with AES encryption type. Only select this if all
clients support WPA2.
WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK
(AES)
This selection allows clients to use either WPA-PSK (TKIP) or
WPA2-PSK (AES).
Table3-1. Data Encryption Settings
Data Encryption Type Description
None No encryption is used.
64 bits WEP Standard WEP encryption, using 40/64 bit encryption.