Digisol DG-WN3300N, User Manual

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DG-WN3300N User Manual
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The description of setup items about wireless security are listed below:
Parameter Description
Network
Authentication
This setting has to be consistent with the wireless
networks that the USB adapter intends to connect.
Open System
–
No authentication is needed among the
wireless network.
Shared Key
–
Only wireless stations using a shared key
(WEP Key identified) are allowed to connect to each
other.
WPA-PSK
–
It is a special mode designed for home and
small business users who do not have access to network
authentication servers. In this mode, known as Pre-Shared
Key, the user manually enters the starting password in
their access point or gateway, as well as in each wireless
station in the network. WPA-PSK takes over automatically
from that point, keeping unauthorized users that don‟t
have the matching password from joining the network,
while encrypting the data traveling between authorized
devices.
WPA2-PSK
–
WPA2-PSK is also for home and small
business. The difference between WPA-PSK and
WPA2-PSK is that WPA2-PSK provides data encryption
via the AES by default. In contrast, WPA-PSK uses
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) by default.
Data encryption
Disabled
–
Disable the WEP Data Encryption.
WEP
–
Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item
is selected, you have to continue setting the WEP
Encryption keys.
TKIP
–
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes
the temporal key every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind
of message transmitted over a network.) This insures
much
greater security than the standard WEP security.