X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual
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Open-System
: No authentication is used. But uses WEP encrypt data
packets.
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Share-keys
: Authentication is a process in which the AP validates whether
the wireless client is qualified to access the AP’s service. You must enable
WEP function and define your WEP keys. The keys are used both to
authenticate wireless clients and encrypt outgoing data.
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Auto-Select
: It can detect Wireless Client authentication information, and
automatically choose Open-System or Share-Keys mode to communicate
with client. When use Auto-Select mode, you must setup WEP keys which
are used by authentication system.
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WEP Length
: Selects 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption. Be sure that the
key length setting in the AP shall be the same as in wireless clients, or the
communication will not work.
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WEP Mode
: You may select to select ASCII Characters or Hexadecimal
Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key.
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Default Key
: The Key selected here must match the key selected in the
client. For example, if you select Key 1 here you have to select Key 1 for the
client. The default is 1.
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Key 1~4
: Enter one to four WEP keys in either ASCII or Hexadecimal
format. You can use 64 bits or 128 bits as the encryption algorithm.
Enter one to four WEP keys in either ASCII or Hexadecimal format. You can use
64 bits or 128 bits as the encryption algorithm.
Note that when using Hexadecimal format, only digits 0-9 and letters A-F, a-f
are allowed. Valid key length for each encryption type is as below:
Key Length HEX Format ASCII Format
64 Bit
10 hexadecimal digits
5 ASCII characters
128 Bit
26 hexadecimal digits
13 ASCII characters
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Click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
6.6.3.3 WPA Personal
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a
pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during
communication. It uses TKIP and AES to change the encryption key frequently.
This can improve security very much.
