User's Manual

3.2.2 Authentication

This screen enables you to set authentication type for secure wireless communications.

Open System allows public access to the router via wireless communications. Shared

Key requires the user to set a WEP key to exchange data with other wireless clients that

have the same WEP key. This router also support WPA, WPA-PSK and 802.1X.

Authentication Type: The authentication type default is set to open system. There

are five options: Open System; Shared Key; WPA; WPA-PKS and 802.1X.

WEP: Enable or Disabled.

Mode: Select the level of encryption you want from the drop-down list. The router

supports, 64- and 128-bit encryption.

WEP Key: Select WEP Key - 64 or 128 bits from the drop-down list.

Key 1 ~ Key 4: Enables you to create an encryption scheme for Wireless LAN

transmissions. Manually enter a set of values for each key. Select which key you want

to use by clicking the radio button next to the key. Click Clear to erase key values.