Planet Networking & Communication WNAP-7206, User Manual

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User Manual of WNAP-7206
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 Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System
authentication type automatically based on the wireless
station's capability and request.
 Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication.
 Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication.

WEP Key Format
You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII Format stands
for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.
Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits
(0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.

WEP Key settings
Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP
key information for your network in the selected key radio button.
These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network.

Key Type
You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit) for
encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid.
For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any
combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII
characters.
For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any
combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII
characters.
For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any
combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII
characters.
If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you
have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.
 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
The later WPA2 protocol features compliance with the full IEEE 802.11i standard and uses Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) in addition to TKIP encryption protocol to guarantee better security than that
provided by WEP or WPA.
Object Description

Version
You can select one of following versions:
 Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based
on the wireless station's capability and request.

WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA.

WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2.

Encryption You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES.