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• Name (SSID): This is the name of your private wireless network. To change it you
only need to type the name you wish to use in the cell.
• Authentication: This section relates to the network’s security. By default, the first
time you access you’ll be using WPA/WPA2 – Mixed authentication.
• Open: Your network will be vulnerable if you choose this option, so we don’t
recommend it. You could have security problems, since other people could gain
access to your private network.
• WEP: This is the acronym of Wired Equivalent Privacy. It’s an option you must
consider if any of your wireless network devices don’t support the WPA or WPA2
security standards. In this case we advise you to use WEP encryption.
You can choose between the standard 64-bit key or the 128-bit key, being the
latter the best for the encryption. Remember that you must use the same keys to
encode and decode with your and all your network devices.
If you’ve set up this encryption for your private network, all the WiFi devices you
want to connect with will have to use it.
You can use up to 4 keys in the screen that will appear. You don’t need to use them
all, although it’s an interesting feature. You must take note of the Use Key field
since it will select which one of the four keys is used.
In both cases you’ll have to set up the same keys in your equipment’s wireless
adapter. Our advice is that you do both at the same time in the La and
your access devices.
• WPA: WiFi Protected Access. A more advanced protocol than WEP used to secu-
re wireless networks.
• WPA2: The latest version of this encryption standard. We advise you to use it if
your equipment supports it. To know more about the encryption options, check the
previous WPA description.
• WPA/WPA2 – Mixed: This option will let you combine the use of both standards.
• Encryption: Here you can choose the options you wish to use for the encryption.
As you can see, you’ll have three choices. The first one is known as TKIP (Tempo-
ral Key Integrity Protocol). It’s safer, as it is based on dynamic keys which improve
security. This is the default encryption option (Default), so our advice is that you
keep it. Another option is the new standard AES (Advanced Encryption Standard).
The last option is called Mixed which will let you use both encryption standards
(TKIP/AES). If you don’t know which one to use, it’s safe to leave it as Default in
most cases.
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