11g Wireless Client Bridge/AP
Version 1.36
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Key Length
: Select a
64-bit
or
128-bit
from the drop-down list.
Key Format:
Select a key format from the drop-down list. 64bit-hex keys require 10
characters, where as 128-bit keys require 26 characters. A hex key is defined as a
number between 0 through 9 and letter between A through F.
Default Tx Key:
You may use up to four different keys for four different networks.
Select the current key that will be used.
Encryption Key 1-4:
You may enter four different WEP keys.
Click on the
Apply Changes
button to confirm the changes and then click on the
Close
button to return to the pervious window.
5.4.3.3 WPA / WPA2 / WPA2 Mixed Passphrase
Encryption
: Select
WPA
,
WPA2 or WPA2_Mixed
from the drop-down list if your
wireless network uses this encryption. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed
to improve upon the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The
technology is designed to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled
with WEP. WPA provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Integrity
Protocol (TKIP), which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding
an integrity checking feature which makes sure that keys haven’t been tampered with.
WPA Authentication Mode
: Select the
Personal (Pre-Shared Key)
radio button.
WPA/WPA2
: Select
TKIP
,
AES
or both as the cipher suite.
Pre-Shared Key Format
: Select
Passphrase
from the drop-down list.
Pre-Shared Key
: Enter the pass phrase; this should be between 8 and 63 characters.
Click
on
the
Apply Changes
button to confirm the changes. This device will
automatically restart once these changes have been applied.
