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3.6 Security Setup
If you wish to use encryption for your 802.11g and 802.11a network, the
BOSSW76
offers WEP and WPA
security.
By default the encryption is disabled.
You can change the encryption settings for more secure wireless
communication from Security and Encryption settings web page. After entering all figures, please click [
Save
] to
complete the setting.
3.6.1 WPA Configuration
Over the WEP, WPA improves the data encryption through the temporal key integrity protocol (TKIP). TKIP
scrambled the keys using a hashing algorithm and, by adding an integrity-checking feature, ensures that the keys
haven’t been tampered with.
WEP regulates access to a wireless network based on a computer’s hardware-specific MAC address, which is
relatively simple to be sniffed out and stolen. EAP is built on a more secure public-key encryption system to ensure
that only authorized network users can access the network.
3.6.1.1 WPA Enable
Enable WPA Authenticator to require stations to use high grade encryption and authentication. (Default:
Disable
)
Note : any client, that does not support the WPA standard, could not be able to authenticate with WPA enabled.
