Sitecom WLM-2600, User Manual

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Security Settings
This router provides complete wireless LAN security functions, include WEP, IEEE 802.1x,
IEEE 802.1x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these
security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make
sure your wireless stations use the same security function.
Encryption : You can choose “None” to disable the encryption or select “WEP”,
“WPA(TKIP)”, “WPA2(AES)” or “WPA2 Mixed” mode for security. When “WEP” is enabled,
please click “Set WEP Key” button to choose the default key and set the four sets of WEP
keys.
WEP : WEP is less level of security than WPA. WEP supports 64-bit and 128-bit key
lengths to encrypt the wireless data.
WPA(TKIP) : WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) for data encryption. TKIP
utilized a stronger encryption method and incorporates Message Integrity Code (MIC) to
provide protection against hackers.
WPA2(AES) : WPA2, also known as 802.11i, uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
for data encryption. AES utilized a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption.
WPA Mixed : The router 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: IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must
use a valid account to login to this wireless router before accessing the wireless LAN. The
authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. Check this box to authenticates user by
IEEE 802.1x.
WEP-64Bits : WEP is less level of security than WPA. WEP supports 64-bit and 128-bit
key lengths to encrypt the wireless data. The longer key length will provide higher
security. When “WEP-64Bits” is selected, you have to enter exactly 5 ASCII characters
(“a-z” and “0-9”) or 10 hexadecimal digits ("0-9", "a-f") for each Key (1-4).
WEP-128Bits : When “WEP-128Bits” is selected, you have to enter exactly 13 ASCII
characters (“a-z” and “0-9”) or 26 hexadecimal digits ("0-9", "a-f") for each Key (1-4).