The following table describes the parameters and buttons of this page.

 

Field

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSID Type

 

 

Select the SSID.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can choose None, WEP, WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), or WPA2 Mixed.

 

 

 

Wired equivalent privacy (WEP) entrypts data frames before transmitting over

 

Encryption

 

the wireless network.

 

 

Wi-Fi protected access (WPE) is a subset of the IEEE802.11i security

 

 

 

 

 

 

specification draft. Key differences between WPA and WEP are user

 

 

 

authentication and improved data encryption.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set WEP Key

 

 

It is available when you set to WEP. Click it, the Wireless Wep Key Setup page

 

 

 

appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RADIUS is based on a client-server model that supports authentication,

 

Authentication

RADIUS

 

authorization and accounting. The access point is client and the server is

 

 

 

Server

 

 

RADIUS server. RADIUS is a simple package exchange in which your router

 

 

 

acts as a message relay between the wireless station and the network RADIUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The default port of the RADIUS server for authentication is 1812. You need not

 

Port

 

 

change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so with

 

 

 

 

additional information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

IP Address

 

 

Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter a password as the key to be shared between the external authentication

 

Password

 

 

server and the access point. The key is not send over the network. This key must

 

 

 

 

be the same on the external authentication server and your router.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apply Changes

 

 

Save the the changes of this page.

 

 

 

 

 

Click Set WEP Key, the page shown in the following figure appears.

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SMC790WBRA4 specifications

The SMC Networks SMC790WBRA4 is a versatile broadband router designed to meet the growing connectivity needs of home and small office environments. Renowned for its robust performance and feature-rich capabilities, this device seamlessly combines wireless and wired connections to ensure reliable internet access for various applications.

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