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Appendix C: Security Mode

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TL-MR3040 Portable 3G/3.75G Battery Powered Wireless N Router Appendix C: Security Mode ¾ None - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If you select "None", the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security. ¾ WEP z Type - You can select one of following types: • Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. • Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication. z WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII Format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. z WEP Key settings - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network. z Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. ¾ WPA/WPA2-Personal z Version - You can select one of following versions: • Automatic - Select WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • WPA-Personal - Pre-shared key of WPA. • WPA2-Personal - Pre-shared key of WPA2. z Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES. z Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For Hexadecimal, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters; for ASCII, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters. -226-

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TL-MR3040
Portable 3G/3.75G Battery Powered Wireless N Router
Appendix C: Security Mode
¾
None
- The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If you select "None", the
wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. It is recommended
strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security.
¾
WEP
z
Type
- You can select one of following types:
Automatic
- Select
Shared Key
or
Open System
authentication type automatically
based on the wireless station's capability and request.
Open System
- Select 802.11 Open System authentication.
Shared Key
- Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication.
z
WEP Key Format
- You can select
ASCII
or
Hexadecimal
format. ASCII Format stands
for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format
stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.
z
WEP Key settings
- Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching
WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values
must be identical on all wireless stations in your network.
z
Key Type
- You can select the WEP key length (
64-bit
, or
128-bit
, or
152-bit
.) for
encryption.
Disabled
" means this WEP key entry is invalid.
For
64-bit
encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of
0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters.
For
128-bit
encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of
0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.
For
152-bit
encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of
0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters.
¾
WPA/WPA2-Personal
z
Version
- You can select one of following versions:
Automatic - Select WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal automatically based on
the wireless station's capability and request.
WPA-Personal - Pre-shared key of WPA.
WPA2-Personal - Pre-shared key of WPA2
.
z
Encryption
- You can select either
Automatic
, or
TKIP
or
AES
.
z
Password
- You can enter
ASCII
or
Hexadecimal
characters. For
Hexadecimal
, the
length should be between 8 and 64 characters; for
ASCII
, the length should be between
8 and 63 characters.
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