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ONFIGURING
THE
B
RIDGE
To configure dynamic WEP with LEAP-compatible mode:
1
On the Wireless Security page, click
Dynamic WEP with LEAP-compatible
mode
.
2
In
User name
, type the user name for your RADIUS account.
3
In
Password
, type the password for your RADIUS account.
4
Click
Apply
.
TKIP
The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) option improves data
encryption over WEP scheme by dynamically updating the encryption
keys every 10,000 packets. TKIP provides per-packet key mixing, a
message integrity check, and a re-keying mechanism.
To use TKIP:
1
On the Wireless Security page, select
TKIP
.
2
Select
WPA-PSK
for home network or
WPA
for the scenarios where
RADIUS servers are employed:
■
WPA-PSK
(in infrastructure mode) or
WPA-NONE
(in ad-hoc mode):
Enter a pass-phrase key or hexadecimal key. The key can be generated
based on a pass-phrase or a sequence of manually entered 64
hexadecimals. The 64 hexadecimals can be automatically generated
by selecting
Generate a Random Key
.
■
WPA
: Select an authentication type, and enter a user name and a
password for
TTLS
and
PEAP
, or select a user certificate for
TLS
. If you
select
LEAP-compatible mode
, enter the user name and password for
your RADIUS account. These options are not available in ad-hoc mode.
3
Select
Apply
.
AES
The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) option uses the highest security
cipher for data encryption.
To use AES:
1
On the Wireless Security page, select
AES
.
2
Select
WPA-PSK
for home network or
WPA
for the scenarios where
RADIUS servers are employed:
■
WPA-PSK
(in infrastructure mode) or
WPA-NONE
(in ad-hoc mode):
Enter a pass-phrase key or hexadecimal key. The key can be generated
based on a pass-phrase or a sequence of manually entered 64
