TP-Link TL-WR1042ND manual Encryption You can select either Automatic, or Tkip or AES

TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router

stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.

•WEP Key- Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network.

•Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid.

64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters.

128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.

)Note:

If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.

¾WPA /WPA2 - Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.

•Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 (WPA version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

•Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES.

) Note:

If you check the WPA/WPA2-Enterpriseradio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-19.

Figure 4-19

•Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server.

•Radius Port - Enter the port that radius service used.

•Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server.

•Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.

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