EUB600 – Dual Band Wireless-N 300Mbps Media USB Adapter
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Authentication and Security
The
Security
tab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such
as: WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, and 802.1x. Each security option is described in detail
below.
WEP Encryption
The
WEP
tab displays the WEP settings. Encryption is designed to make the data
transmission more secure. You may select 64 or 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable). WEP encrypts each frame transmitted
from the radio using one of the Keys from a panel. When you use WEP to communicate
with the other wireless clients, all the wireless devices in this network must have the
same encryption key or pass phrase. The following information is included in this tab, as
the image depicts below.
WiFi Alliance certification recommends WPA2 AES to be the security
mechanism under 11N mode. System driver will automatically bring down
wireless data rate to 54Mbps if other security method such as WEP or WPA is
used under 11n mode.
If your 11N router is using security mechanism other than WPA2 AES, you
are recommended to disable security setting or change it to WPA2 AES to fully
utilize 11N capability. This policy has no effect if connecting with b/g only
wireless access point.