WS325 300Mbps Wireless Router
User Guide
6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions
Issue 01 (2012-10-26)
6-7
The WPS function can be used only when the security mode is set to
WPA
-PSK
,
WPA2
-PSK
, or
WPA
-
PSK/WPA2
-PSK
.
AES = Advanced Encryption Standard
Table 6-1 lists the rules for setting the password used for accessing a WLAN in different
security modes.
Table 6
-1
Rules for setting the password used for accessing a WLAN
Security
Mode
Password Setting Rule
WEP
encryption
It uses 64-bit encryption (also referred to as 40-bit encryption).
The password consists of five visible ASCII characters entered
through a keyboard or 10 hexadecimal characters.
It uses 128-bit encryption (also referred to as 104-bit encryption).
The password consists of 13 visible ASCII characters entered
through a keyboard or 26 hexadecimal
characters.
WPA-PSK
The password consists of 8–63 visible ASCII characters entered
through a keyboard or 64 hexadecimal characters.
WPA2-PSK
WPA-PSK/
WPA2-PSK
Configuration Example
If you use the router at home, to select an optimum security mode, plan the parameters as
follows:
Set the security mode to
WPA
-
PSK/WPA2
-PSK
.
Set the encryption mode to
AES
.
Set the password used for accessing the WLAN to
MyPassword@2012
.
To set the preceding parameters, do as follows:
Step 1
Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.
Step 2
In the navigation tree, choose
Basic
>
WLAN
.
The WLAN configuration page is displayed.
Step 3
Select
WPA
-
PSK/WPA2
-PSK
for
Security Mode
.
Step 4
In
WPA Pre
-
Shared Key
, enter
MyPassword@2012
.
Step 5
Select
AES
for
WPA Encryption
.