User's Manual

Wireless Router User Guide
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Wireless Security
This screen is accessed by clicking the "Configure" button on the Wireless screen. There are 3
options for Wireless security:
• Disabled - no data encryption is used.
• WEP - data is encrypted using the WEP standard.
• WPA-PSK - data is encrypted using the WPA-PSK standard. This is a later standard than
WEP, and provides much better security than WEP. If all your Wireless stations support
WPA-PSK, you should use WPA-PSK rather than WEP.
WEP Wireless Security
Figure 8: WEP Screen
Data - WEP Screen
Security
System
WEP
The 802.11b standard. Data is encrypted before transmission, but the
encryption system is not very strong.
Authentication Normally this can be left at the default value of "Auto". If that fails,
select the appropriate value - "Open System" or "Shared Key." Check
your wireless station's documentation to see what method to use.
Data
Key Size
Select the WEP Encryption level:
• 64-bit (sometimes called 40-bit) encryption
• 128-bit (sometimes called 104 bit) encryption
Passphrase This feature allows you to generate a key or keys from a text (ASCII)
phrase, rather than enter keys in Hex.
To use this feature:
• Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase
field