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60 CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING THE ROUTER ■ enter a memorable passphrase in the Passphrase field, and then click Generate to generate the hex keys from the passphrase. The WEP keys on each device on the wireless network must be identical. In 128-bit WEP mode, only one WEP key can be specified. 2 Click Apply. WPA-PSK (no server) WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) provides dynamic key changes and constitutes the best security solution. If your network does not have a RADIUS server, select the no server option. For home network or very small business networking environment, PSK is typically used. Figure 44 WPA-PSK (no server) Screen 1 Select WPA-PSK (no server) from the WPA drop-down menu. 2 Select WPA mode from the drop-down menu, three modes are supported: WPA, WPA2, and Mixed mode. 3 Select Encryption technique from the drop-down menu, four options are available: TKIP, AES, Auto for WPA, AES for WPA2, and AES for both WPA and WPA2. WPA supports TKIP and AES Encryption technique, for some old module of wireless client cards, they may only support TKIP. In this case, we suggest you to select "AUTO for WPA, AES for WPA2". If your wireless client cards can support AES over WPA, we suggest you directly select "AES for both WPA and WPA2". 4 Enter the pre-shared key in the Pre-shared Key (PSK) field. The pre-shared key is a password, in the form of a word, phrase or series of letters and

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60
C
HAPTER
5: C
ONFIGURING
THE
R
OUTER
■
enter a memorable passphrase in the
Passphrase
field, and then
click
Generate
to generate the hex keys from the passphrase.
The WEP keys on each device on the wireless network must be identical.
In 128-bit WEP mode, only one WEP key can be specified.
2
Click
Apply
.
WPA-PSK (no server)
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) provides dynamic key changes and
constitutes the best security solution. If your network does not have a
RADIUS server, select the no server option. For home network or very
small business networking environment, PSK is typically used.
Figure 44
WPA-PSK (no server) Screen
1
Select WPA-PSK (no server) from the
WPA
drop-down menu.
2
Select WPA mode from the drop-down menu, three modes are
supported: WPA, WPA2, and Mixed mode.
3
Select
Encryption technique
from the drop-down menu, four options are
available: TKIP, AES, Auto for WPA, AES for WPA2, and AES for both WPA
and WPA2.
WPA supports TKIP and AES Encryption technique, for some old module
of wireless client cards, they may only support TKIP. In this case, we
suggest you to select “AUTO for WPA, AES for WPA2”. If your wireless
client cards can support AES over WPA, we suggest you directly select
“AES for both WPA and WPA2”.
4
Enter the pre-shared key in the
Pre-shared Key (PSK)
field. The pre-shared
key is a password, in the form of a word, phrase or series of letters and