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Security Settings
To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network,
the 802.11g SMB Wireless Access Point WEP Security Configuration window offers data
encryption, known as WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), making your data transmission over
air more secure and allows you to specify Encryption Key(s) if you enable encryption for the
802.11g SMB Wireless Access Point.
For a step-by-step treatment of security configuration, please do the following:
1.
Choose the Authentication Type
To set authentication for 802.11g band, you can select Open System or Shared Key
Authentication Type by selecting the radio button. All other devices using this band must
share this setting. Shared Key operation offers a step up in security over Open System
operation.
Open System:
Requires NO authentication, since it allows any device to join a network
without performing any security check. The Authentication Type default is set to “Open
System”. We recommend that you use the default setting.
Shared Key:
Requires that the station and the access point use the same WEP key to
authenticate. This basically means that WEP must be enabled and configured on both the
access point and the client with a same key. All points on your network must use the same
authentication type.