Accton Technology MR3202A, User Manual

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Note: This WLAN Mode is only availabe when the operation mode is set to Bridge. Only
one of the two Wireless VAPs can be set to WDS Child mode and the other must
be set to AP+WDS.
Figure 5-12. Wireless-VAP1 Settings (WDS Child Mode)
Encryption Settings — Configures the encryption used by the client.
• WEP – Enables the Mini AP Router to use WEP shared keys. If enabled, you must
configure at least one key for the VAP interface and all its clients.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) provides a basic level of security, preventing
unauthorized access to the network and encrypting data transmitted between
wireless clients and the Mini AP Router. WEP uses static shared keys
(fixed-length hexadecimal or alphanumeric strings) that are manually distributed
to all clients that want to use the network.
- Authentication Mode : The two basic methods of authentication supported for
802.11 wireless networks are “open system” and “shared key.” Open-system
authentication accepts any client attempting to connect to the access point
without verifying its identity. The shared-key approach uses Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) to verify client identity by distributing a shared key to clients
before attempting authentication.
- Default Key : Sets WEP key values for one or two keys. At least one key must
be specified. Each WEP key has an index number. The selected key is used for
authentication and encryption on the VAP interface. Enter key values that match
the key type and length settings.
Standard keys are either 5 or 13 alpanumeric
characters; or 10 or 26 hexadecimal digits.