VDSL Router
User Manual
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WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA-WPA2, Mixed WPA-WPA2-PSK. Different item leads
different web page settings. Please read the following information carefully.
The wireless secur
ity page allows user to configure the security features of user’s
wireless network.
There are several security methods to choose from, depending on
user’s needs and the capabilities of user’s wireless machines.
WEP open
and
WEP shared
—WEP is an encryption scheme that is used
to protect user’s wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination
of 64-bit keys or 128-
bit keys to provide access control to user’s network
and encryption security for every data transmission. To decode a data
transmission, each wireless client on the network must use an identical
64-bit or 128-bit key. WEP is an older wireless encryption method that is
not as hard to break as the more-recent WPA.
802.1x
— In 802.1x (also known as RADIUS), a separate machine called an
authentication server receives a user ID and password. It grants or denies
access based on whether the ID and password match any entries in its
account list. User can optionally enable WEP encryption with this option.
Because it requires a separate machine acting as the authentication
server, 802.1x is most often used in business environments.
