Planet AND-4102, User Manual

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802.11n Wireless ADSL 2/2+ Router
ADN ‐ 4102
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Fields Description
Encryption
There are 4 types of security to be selected. To secure your WLAN, it’s
strongly recommended to enable this feature.
WEP:
Make sure that all wireless devices on your network are using the
same encryption level and key.
WPA/WPA2 (TKIP):
WPA/WPA2 uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
(TKIP) for data encryption. TKIP utilizes a stronger encryption method and
incorporates Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against
hackers.
WPA/WPA2 (AES):
WPA/WPA2, also known as 802.11i , uses Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) for data encryption. AES utilizes a symmetric
128-bit block data encryption.
WPA2 Mixed:
The AP supports WPA (TKIP) and WPA2 (AES) for data
encryption. The actual selection of the encryption methods will depend on
the clients.
Use 802.1x Authentication
Check it to enable 802.1x authentication. This option is selected only when
the “Encryption” is chosen to either None or WEP. If the “Encryption” is
WEP, you need to further select the WEP key length to be either WEP 64
character or WEP 128 character.
WPA Authentication Mode
There are 2 types of authentication mode for WPA.
WPA-RADIUS:
WPA RADIUS uses an external RADIUS server to perform
user authentication. To use WPA RADIUS, enter the IP address of the
RADIUS server, the RADIUS port (default is 1812) and the shared secret
from the RADIUS server.
Pre-Shared Key:
Pre-Shared Key authentication is based on a shared
secret that is known only by the parties involved. To use WPA Pre-Shared
Key, select key format and enter a password in the “Pre-Shared Key
Format” and “Pre-Shared Key” setting respectively.
Pre-Shared Key Format
Passphrase:
Select this to enter the Pre-Shared Key secret as
user-friendly textual secret.
Hex (64 characters):
Select this to enter the Pre-Shared Key secret as
hexadecimal secret.
Pre-Shared Key
Specify the shared secret used by this Pre-Shared Key. If the “Pre-Shared
Key Format” is specified as PassPhrase, then it indicates a passphrase of
8 to 64 character long or 64-hexadecimal number.
Authentication RADIUS
Server
If the WPA-RADIUS is selected in “WPA Authentication Mode”, the port
(default is 1812), IP address and password of external RADIUS server are
specified here.