20
Authentication:
select the WEP authentication type.
Open: stations are always automatically authenticated and associated, but cannot pass
traffic if they do not have a matching WEP key.
Shared: stations need to have the same WEP key as the AP to be authenticated. Shared
authentication is considered a security risk since the encryption scheme is sent over the
air during the authentication negotiation process, making it easier for a hacker to discover
the WEP key.
Default WEP key:
data received is decrypted using any of the four WEP keys, but data
transmitted is encrypted using the default WEP key only.
WEP key length:
whether to use a 64-bit or a 128-bit key. A longer key is considered to be
more robust.
WEP key 1-4:
enter the WEP key to be used. The key must be of the same length as specified
in ‘WEP key length’ and may only contain hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F).
WPA Settings
WPA mode:
select which WPA mode should be used
WPA: released before the completion of the IEEE 802.11i standard and specifically
designed to work with pre-WPA wireless network cards.
WPA2: implements the full 802.11i standard but may not work with some older network
cards.
WPA and WPA2
Cipher:
the specific algorithm for performing encryption and decryption
TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
AES: Advanced Encryption Standard
TKIP and AES
Pre-shared key:
the password to be used for WPA. It must be between 8 and 63 characters
long.
Save:
store the changes made on this page.
Cancel:
undo the changes made on this page.