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3. Security Settings
This menu provides wireless security options including the encryption mode, passkey,
access control policy etc.
• Security Mode : This prosuct supports both WPA and WPA2 wireless security modes
whreas WPA2 is the latest version to date.
• WPA Algorithm : There are two modes of wireless security algorithm.
– TKIP : TKIP is actually an older encryption protocol introduced with WPA to
replace the very-insecure WEP encryption at the time. TKIP is actually quite
similar to WEP encryption. TKIP is no longer considered secure, and is now
deprecated.
– AES : AES is a more s ecure encryption protocol introduced with WPA2. AES isn’t
some creaky standard developed specifically for Wi- Fi networks, either. It’s a
serious worldwide encryption standard that’s even been adopted by the US
government.
– TKIP/AES : You can use both AES and TKIP in this mode so that legacy devices
can be connected to the wireless router and function properly.
• Passphrase : The password or key for the SSID of the router. This string should not be
larger than 32 characters and no special Unicode characters are allowed.
• Key Renewal Interval : Specify the key update interval in seconds. The value can be
either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update.
• Access Policy : Mac addresses can be added to this option to enable/disable access to
the wireless station. Use this option with caution.