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Use 802.1x
Authentication
Check it to enable 802.1x authentication. This option is selectable only when the
“Encryption” is choose to either
None
or
WEP.
If the “Encryption” is
WEP
, you need
to further select the WEP key length to be either
WEP 64bits
or
WEP 128bits.
WPA Authentication
Mode
There are 2 types of authentication mode for WPA.
WPA-RADIUS:
WPA RADIUS uses an external RADIUS server to perform user
authentication. To use WPA RADIUS, enter the IP address of the RADIUS server,
the RADIUS port (default is 1812) and the shared secret from the RADIUS server.
Please refer to “Authentication RADIUS Server” setting below for RADIUS setting.
The WPA algorithm is selected between TKIP and AES, please refer to “WPA cipher
Suite” below.
Pre-Shared Key:
Pre-Shared Key authentication is based on a shared secret that is
known only by the parties involved. To use WPA Pre-Shared Key, select key format
and enter a password in the “Pre-Shared Key Format” and “Pre-Shared Key” setting
respectively. Please refer to “Pre-Shared Key Format” and “Pre-Shared Key” setting
below.
Pre-Shared Key
Format
PassPhrase:
Select this to enter the Pre-Shared Key secret as user-friendly textual
secret.
Hex (64 characters):
Select this to enter the Pre-Shared Key secret as hexadecimal
secret.
Pre-Shared Key
Specify the shared secret used by this Pre-Shared Key. If the “Pre-Shared Key
Format” is specified as
PassPhrase
, then it indicates a passphrase of 8 to 63 bytes
long; or if the “Pre-Shared Key Format” is specified as
PassPhrase
, then it indicates
a 64-hexadecimal number.
Authentication RADIUS
Server
If the
WPA-RADIUS
is selected at “WPA Authentication Mode”, the port (default is
1812), IP address and password of external RADIUS server are specified here.
Function buttons in this page:
Apply Changes
Change the settings. New parameters will take effect after save into flash memory and reboot
the system. See section “Admin” for save details.
4.2.4 Access Control
This page allows administrator to have access control by enter MAC address of client
stations. When Enable this function, MAC address can be added into access control list
and only those clients whose wireless MAC address are in the access control list will be
able to connect to your DSL device (or AP).
