User Guide

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Open System: After you select Open System, clients can pass the
authentication and associate with the wireless network without
password. However, correct password is necessary for data
transmission.
 Shared Key: After you select Shared Key, clients has to input password
to pass the authentication, or it cannot associate with the wireless
network or transmit data.
Key Selected: You can configure four keys in advance and select one as the present
valid key.
Wep Key
Format:
Select the wep key format ASCII or Hexadecimal.
 ASCII: ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters
in the specified length.
 Hexadecimal:
Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of
hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.
Key Type: Select the WEP key length for encryption.
 64-bit: You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-
f, A-F without null key) or 5 ASCII characters.
 128-bit: You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9,
a-f, A-F without null key) or 13 ASCII characters.
 152-bit: You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9,
a-f, A-F without null key) or 16 ASCII characters.
Key Value: Enter the key value.
 WPA-Enterprise
Based on RADIUS server, WPA-Enterprise can generate different passwords for
different users and it is much safer than WPA-PSK. However, it costs much to maintain
and is more suitable for enterprise users. At present, WPA-Enterprise has two versions:
WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK.
Figure 5-6 Security Mode_WPA-Enterprise
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