Edimax EW-7679WAC, User Manual

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IV ‐ 3 ‐ 1 ‐ 3 ‐ 2. WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a basic encryption type. For a higher
level of security consider using WPA encryption.
Key Length Select 64 ‐ bit or 128 ‐ bit. 128 ‐ bit is more secure
than 64 ‐ bit and is recommended.
Key Type
Choose from “ASCII” (any alphanumerical
character 0 ‐ 9, a ‐ z and A ‐ Z) or “Hex” (any
characters from 0 ‐ 9, a ‐ f and A ‐ F).
Default Key Select which encryption key (1 – 4 below) is
the default key. For security purposes, you
can set up to four keys (below) and change
which is the default key.
Encryption Key 1 – 4 Enter your encryption key/password
according to the format you selected above.
IV ‐ 3 ‐ 1 ‐ 3 ‐ 3. IEEE802.1x/EAP
Key Length Select 64 ‐ bit or 128 ‐ bit. 128 ‐ bit is more secure
than 64 ‐ bit and is recommended.
IV ‐ 3 ‐ 1 ‐ 3 ‐ 4. WPA ‐ PSK
WPA ‐ PSK is a secure wireless encryption type with strong data
protection and user authentication, utilizing 128 ‐ bit encryption keys.
WPA Type Select from WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode ‐ PSK,
WPA2 or WPA only. WPA2 is safer than WPA
only, but not supported by all wireless clients.
Please make sure your wireless client supports
your selection.
Encryption
Select “TKIP/AES Mixed Mode” or “AES”
encryption type.
Key Renewal
Interval
Specify a frequency for key renewal in
minutes.
Pre ‐ Shared Key
Choose from “Passphrase” (8 – 63