Planet WNL-U554M, User Manual

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5.1.2 Soft Access Point Security
To setup security options for Soft Access Point, configure “ Wireless Network Security ” as follows:
The set ut wireless security are listed below: up items abo
Object Description
A ion r uthenticat
Select the strongest security method supported by your network.
Options include Open, Shared, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, o
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK.
Encryption
rted by your network and the Select the strongest encryption suppo
selected authentication method. Options for each authentication
method are as shown in the following table.
ASCII / PASSPHRASE
If the encryption method is WEP, check either “ASCII” or
“PASSPHRASE” box and input it in the box as WEP passphrase.
Key Index
WEP key index (1-4). If you don’t know which one you Select
should use, select 1.
Network key / Confirm
network key IF network authentication mode is WPA, please input WPA
passphrase in both box.
The authentication types are listed below:
Authentication Encryption Method Description
Method
WPA2-PSK AES
WPA-PSK
TKIP
WPA2-PSK is a faster, more recent
authentication standard than WPA-PSK.
AES is a stronger, more recent encryption
standard than TKIP.
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
BOTH
(WPA2-PSK only)
Select the strongest security method
supported by your network. Options include
Open, Shared, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK.
Open
WEP
WEP is an older standard and is easily
decrypted. If using WEP select Open as the
authentication method for slightly stronger