TP-Link EAP115 EAP115EU V1 User Guide - Page 83

Portal, SSID Isolation, Modify, Open System, Shared Key, Key Selected, Wep Key, Format, ASCII

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Portal: Portal provides authentication service for the clients who want to access the wireless local area network. For more information, refer to 7.2.2 Portal. After Portal is enabled, the configurations in 7.2.2 Portal will be applied. SSID Isolation: After enabling SSID Isolation, the devices connected in the same SSID cannot communicate with each other. Modify: Click to open the page to edit the parameters of SSID. Click to delete the SSID. Following is the detailed introduction of security mode: WEP, WPA-Enterprise and WPA-PSK.  WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), based on the IEEE 802.11 standard, is less safe than WPAEnterprise or WPA-PSK. NOTE: WEP is not supported in 802.11n mode. If WEP is applied in 802.11n mode, the clients may not be able to access the wireless network. If WEP is applied in 11b/g/n mode (in the 2.4GHz frequency band), the device may work at a low transmission rate. Figure 7-6 Security Mode_WEP Type: Key Selected: Wep Key Format: Select the authentication type for WEP.  Auto: The default setting is Auto, which can select Open System or Shared Key automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.  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. You can configure four keys in advance and select one as the present valid key. Select the wep key format ASCII or Hexadecimal.  ASCII: ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. 75

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Portal:
Portal provides authentication service for the clients who want to access the
wireless local area network. For more information, refer to
7.2.2 Portal
. After Portal
is enabled, the configurations in
7.2.2 Portal
will be applied.
SSID Isolation:
After enabling SSID Isolation, the devices connected in the same SSID cannot
communicate with each other.
Modify:
Click
to open the page to edit the parameters of SSID.
Click
to delete the SSID.
Following is the detailed introduction of security mode
:
WEP
,
WPA-Enterprise
and
WPA-PSK
.
WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), based on the IEEE 802.11 standard, is less safe than WPA-
Enterprise or WPA-PSK.
NOTE:
WEP
is not supported in 802.11n mode. If WEP is applied in 802.11n mode, the clients may not be
able to access the wireless network. If WEP is applied in 11b/g/n mode (in the 2.4GHz frequency
band), the device may work at a low transmission rate.
Figure 7-6 Security Mode_WEP
Type:
Select the authentication type for WEP.
Auto
: The default setting is Auto, which can select Open System or Shared Key
automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
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.