IP-COM In-wall AP Series, User Manual

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None
It indicates that any wireless client can connect to the wireless network. This option is not
recommended because it affects network security.
 WEP
It uses a static key to encrypt all exchanged data, and ensures that a wireless LAN has the
same level of security as a wired LAN. Data encrypted based on WEP can be easily cracked. In
addition, WEP supports a maximum wireless network throughput of only 54 Mbps. Therefore,
this security mode is not recommended.
Parameter description
Parameter Description
Authentication
Type
It specifies the authentication type for the WEP security mode. The options include
Open , Shared , and 802.1x . The options share the same encryption process.
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Open : It specifies that authentication is not required and data exchanged is
encrypted with WEP. In this case, a wireless client can connect to the wireless
network corresponding to the selected SSID without being authenticated, and
the data exchanged between the client and the network is encrypted in WEP
security mode.
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Shared : It specifies that a shared key is used for authentication and data
exchanged is encrypted with WEP. In this case, a wireless client must use a
preset WEP key to connect to the wireless network corresponding to the
selected SSID. The wireless client can be connected to the wireless network only
if they use the same WEP key.
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802.1x : It specifies that 802.1x authentication is required and data exchanged is
encrypted with WEP. In this case, ports are enabled for user authentication
when valid clients connect to the wireless network corresponding to the
selected SSID, and disabled when invalid users connect to the wireless network.
Default Key
It specifies the WEP key for the Open or Shared encryption type.
For example, if Default Key is set to Key 2 , a wireless client can connect to the
wireless network corresponding to the selected SSID only with the password
specified by Key 2.