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D-Link DSL-X1852E User Manual
Section 4 - Configuration
Advanced Settings (continued)
If you selected
Pre-shared key
, an alphanumeric passphrase will be required, enter it in the
password field above. The following options are also available:
Cipher Type:
Select either
AES, TKIP
or
Both
(
AES/TKIP
). The options vary
depending on the WPA type selected.
AES
is recommended if other
types are presented.
Group Key
Interval:
Enter the Group Key Interval as the timing for rekeying the group
temporal key. The default is
3600
seconds.
WEP
Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) offer only basic encryption capability and is
less secure than WPA. Thus, WPA is the preferred method.
Security:
WEP-64Bit:
Enter 10 hexadecimal characters (0-9, a-f or A-F).
WEP-128Bit:
Enter 26 hexadecimal characters (0-9, a-f or A-F).
Authentication Type
Select either
Shared
or
Open
. These two types differ in the authentication
process before association with an access point.
Click
Save
when you are done. The following pages describe more
configuration options in
Advanced
Settings
in detail.
