EnGenius ESR-1221N, User Manual

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Note that in certain situations, WMM needs to be enabled to achieve 11n transfer
speeds.
Encryption: The encryption method to be applied.
You can choose from WEP, WPA pre-shared key or WPA RADIUS.
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Disabled - no data encryption is used.
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WEP - data is encrypted using the WEP standard.
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WPA-PSK - data is encrypted using the WPA-PSK standard. This is a later standard
than WEP, and provides much better security than WEP. If all your Wireless stations
support WPA-PSK, you should use WPA-PSK rather than WEP.
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WPA2-PSK - This is a further development of WPA-PSK, and offers even greater
security, using the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) method of encryption.
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WPA-RADIUS - This version of WPA requires a Radius Server on your LAN to provide
the client authentication according to the 802.1x standard. Data transmissions are
encrypted using the WPA standard.
If this option is selected:
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This Access Point must have a "client login" on the Radius Server.
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Each user must have a "user login" on the Radius Server.
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Each user's wireless client must support 802.1x and provide the login data when
required.
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All data transmission is encrypted using the WPA standard. Keys are automatically
generated, so no key input is required.
IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the
wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates users by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not
encrypt the data during communication.