AWK-5232
Web Console Configuration
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Authentication type
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Open
Data encryption is enabled, but no authentication.
Open
Shared
Data encryption and authentication are both enabled.
Key type
Setting
Description
Factory Default
HEX
Specifies WEP keys in hex-decimal number form
HEX
ASCII
Specifies WEP keys in ASCII form
Key length
Setting
Description
Factory Default
64 bits
Uses 40-bit secret keys with 24-bit initialization vector
64 bits
128 bits
Uses 104-bit secret key with 24-bit initialization vector
Key index
Setting
Description
Factory Default
1-4
Specifies which WEP key is used
Open
WEP key 1-4
Setting
Description
Factory Default
ASCII type:
64 bits: 5 chars
128 bits: 13chars
HEX type:
64 bits: 10 hex chars
128 bits: 26 hex chars
A string that can be used as a WEP seed for RC4 encryption
engine.
None
WPA/WPA2-Personal
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA2 are significantly improved encryption methods of WEP. WPA is a
security standard based on 802.11i draft 3, while WPA2 is based on the fully ratified version of 802.11i. The
initial vector is transmitted, encrypted, and enhanced with its 48 bits, twice as long as WEP. The key is regularly
changed so that true session is secured.
Even though AES encryption is only included in the WPA2 standard, it is widely available in the WPA security
mode of some wireless APs and clients as well. The AWK-5232 also supports AES algorithms in WPA and WPA2
for better compatibility.
Personal versions of WPA/WPA2, also know as WPA/WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key), provides a simple way of
encrypting a wireless connection for high confidentiality. A Passphrase is used as a basis for encryption
methods (or cipher types) in a WLAN connection. The passphrases should be complex and as long as possible.
The number of ASCII characters of the Passphrase must be at least 8 and can go up to 63. For security reason,
this passphrase should be disclosed to the relevant users only and changed regularly.