
DG-BG4300N User Manual
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 Hex(64 characters),
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 saving current config into flash
memory and reboot the system.
5.3.3 Wireless Multiple BSSID Setup
The SSID is a unique identifier that wireless networking devices use to establish and maintain
wireless connectivity. You can configure up to 4 SSIDs on your AP router and assign different
configuration settings to each SSID. All the SSIDs are active at the same time; that is, client
devices can associate to the access point using any of the SSIDs. These are the settings you can
assign to each SSID:
Enable VAP0~4
SSID