User Manual
17
Security
Configure the security functions to control the access rights of users and to prevent
unauthorized access to data during transmission.
Choose
WiFi
>
Security
in the navigation tree to display the
Security
page.
Figure 3-3 shows the
Security
page.
Figure 3-3
Security
page
Table 3-2
lists the parameters for the security settings.
Table 3-2
Parameters for the security settings
Item
Description
Network Authentication
It is used to enable or disable the network
authentication function.
z
Open
: Any wireless device can access the WLAN.
z
WPA-PSK
: The simplified WPA authentication mode. It
is enabled when the RADIUS server is unavailable. The
HG556a encrypts all the communications by using the
WPA pre-shared key.
z
WPA2-PSK
: The simplified WPA2 authentication mode.
It is enabled when the RADIUS server is unavailable. The
HG556a encrypts all the communications by using the
WPA pre-shared key.
z
Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK
: The mixed authentication
mode of WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK.
WPA Encryption
Three options are as follows:
z
TKIP
z
AES
z
TKIP+AES
WPA Pre-Shared Key
The pre-shared key for WPA2/WPA–PSK.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) It is used to enable or disable the WPS function.
Add client mode (WPS)
The client has the following modes:
z
Push Button
: The client connects to the AP by choosing
the AP and clicks the button on the client software.
z
PIN
: The client connects to the AP by choosing the AP
and checking whether the PIN codes between the AP and
the client are the same.
