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Chapter 4 Configure the Router in Wireless Router Mode • Disable Wireless Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, wireless clients can connect to the router without a password. It's strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. • WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal - It's the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. • Authentication Type - Select Auto, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. • Encryption - Select Auto, TKIP or AES. • Wireless Password - 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. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. • WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It's based on Radius Server. • Authentication Type - Select Auto, WPA or WPA2. • Encryption - Select Auto, TKIP or AES. • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Server Port - Enter the port that Radius server used. • Radius Server Password - Enter the password for the Radius server. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. • WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. • Authentication Type - The default setting is Auto, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless client's capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. • Selected Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless clients in your network. • Key Type - Select the WEP key length (64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit) for encryption. Disabled means this WEP key entry is invalid. • 64-bit - Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f and A-F. Null key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. • 128-bit - Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f and A-F. Null key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. 27

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Chapter 4
Configure the Router in Wireless Router Mode
•
Disable Wireless Security
- The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled.
If disabled, wireless clients can connect to the router without a password. It’s strongly
recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
•
WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal
- It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on
pre-shared passphrase.
•
Authentication Type
- Select
Auto
,
WPA-PSK
or
WPA2-PSK
.
•
Encryption
- Select
Auto
,
TKIP
or
AES
.
•
Wireless Password
- 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.
•
Group Key Update Period
- Specify the group key update interval in seconds.
The value can be 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update.
•
WPA /WPA2-Enterprise
- It’s based on Radius Server.
•
Authentication Type
- Select
Auto
,
WPA
or
WPA2
.
•
Encryption
- Select
Auto
,
TKIP
or
AES
.
•
Radius Server IP
- Enter the IP address of the Radius server.
•
Radius Server Port
- Enter the port that Radius server used.
•
Radius Server Password
- Enter the password for the Radius server.
•
Group Key Update Period
- Specify the group key update interval in seconds.
The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.
•
WEP
- It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard.
•
Authentication Type
- The default setting is
Auto
, which can select Shared
Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless
client’s capability and request.
•
WEP Key Format
- Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here.
Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9,
a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of
keyboard characters in the specified length.
•
Selected Key
- Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching
WEP key. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless clients in your
network.
•
Key Type
- Select the WEP key length (64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit) for encryption.
Disabled
means this WEP key entry is invalid.
•
64-bit
- Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f and A-F. Null
key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters.
•
128-bit
- Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f and A-F. Null
key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.