User's Guide

Security settings for wireless LAN access
points
Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection >
Access points. Select Options > New access point and
start to create a wireless LAN access point, or select a
wireless LAN access point and Options > Edit.
WEP security settings
In the access point settings, select WLAN security
mode > WEP.
Wired equivalent privacy (WEP) encryption method
encrypts data before it is transmitted. Access to the
network is denied to users who do not have the
required WEP keys. When WEP security mode is in use,
if your device receives a data packet not encrypted with
the WEP keys, the data is discarded.
In an Ad-hoc network, all devices must use the same
WEP key.
Select WLAN security sett. and from the following:
• WEP key in use — Select the desired WEP key.
• Authentication type — Select Open or Shared.
• WEP key settings — Edit the settings for the WEP key.
802.1x security settings
In the access point settings, select WLAN security
mode > 802.1x.
802.1x authenticates and authorizes devices to access
a wireless network, and prevents access if the
authorization process fails.
Select WLAN security sett.. and from the following:
• WPA mode — Select EAP (Extensible Authentication
Protocol) or Pre-shared key (a secret key used for
device identification).
• EAP plug-in settings — If you selected WPA mode >
EAP, select which EAP plug-ins defined in your device
to use with the access point.
• Pre-shared key — If you selected WPA mode > Pre-
shared key, enter the shared private key that
identifies your device to the wireless LAN to which
you connect.
The settings available for editing may vary.
WPA security settings
In the access point settings, select WLAN security
mode > WPA/WPA2.
Select WLAN security sett.. and from the following:
• WPA mode — Select EAP (Extensible Authentication
Protocol) or Pre-shared key (a secret key used for
device identification).
• EAP plug-in settings — If you select WPA mode >
EAP, select which EAP plug-ins defined in your device
to use with the access point.
• Pre-shared key — If you select WPA mode > Pre-
shared key, enter the shared private key that
identifies your device to the wireless LAN to which
you connect.
• TKIP encryption — To enable TKIP encryption, based
on transient keys changed often enough to prevent
misuse, select Allowed.
All devices in the wireless LAN must either allow or
prevent the use of TKIP encryption.
The settings available for editing may vary.
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