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RADIUS Server Password
－
Specify the password which the RADIUS server
will verify.
If you disable
802.1x Authentication
, please specify the values of the following
parameters:
Authentication
－
The three available authentication options are
Open System
,
Shared Key
and
Auto
. If you select
Open System
, anyone can request
authorization and sends an ID to the Residential Gateway. If the Residential
Gateway recognizes the ID, wireless client can connect to the Residential
Gateway
.
Shared Key
requires wireless clients to have the same key positions as
the Residential Gateway.
Key Length
－
Select
64 bits
or
128 bits
from the pull-down menu. The wireless
client devices must have the same WEP encryption length as the Residential
Gateway.
Key Format
－
Select
ASCII (5 characters)
or
HEX (10 characters)
from the
pull-down menu as the format of the key.
Encryption Key
－
Specify the password for the WLAN.
WPA
&
WPA2
WPA
stands for
“Wi-Fi Protected Access”. It is a kind of encryption which improves the
security of WEP. It adopts two security-enhanced types to encrypt data
－
TKIP
(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) and
AES
(Advanced Encryption Standard).
AES
is a
stronger encryption method than
TKIP
.
WPA2
is based on 802.11i. And it provides a
stronger wireless security than
WPA
.