EOC-8610-S series 11a/b/g Wireless Multi-Client Bridge/AP/WDS
Version 2.2
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WPA Mode
: Select the
WPA
from the drop-down list.
Cipher Type
: Select
TKIP
or
AES
as the cipher suite. The encryption algorithm used
to secure the data communication. TKIP. Use TKIP only. TKIP (Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol) provides per-packet key generation and is based on WEP. AES.
Use AES only. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a very secure block based
encryption. Note that, if the bridge uses the AES option, the bridge can associate
with the access point only if the access point is also set to use only AES. TKIP and
AES. The bridge negotiates the cipher type with the access point, and uses AES
when available.
Pre-Shared Key:
The key is entered as a pass-phrase of up to 63 alphanumeric
characters in ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) format at
both ends of the wireless connection. It cannot be shorter than eight characters,
although for proper security it needs to be of ample length and should not be a
commonly known phrase. This phrase is used to generate session keys that are
unique for each wireless client.
Click on the
Save Settings
button once you have modified the settings.
3.3.6 Advanced Wireless Settings
Click on the
Advanced
link under the
Wireless
menu. This page allows you to
enable wireless MAC cloning as well as configure the fragmentation threshold, RTS
threshold, and the transmit power.
