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TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide authentication options: • Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station request. • Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication. • Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. • When you select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK for authentication type you can select Automatic, WPA -PSK or WPA2-PSK as authentication options. • When you select WPA/WPA2 as an authentication type you can select Automatic WPA or WPA2 as authentication option. ¾ WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII Code 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. ¾ 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. ¾ Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit) for encryption. "Disabled" means the WEP key entry is invalid. • For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero 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, zero 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, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. ¾ Encryption - When you select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK or WPA/WPA2 for Authentication Type you can select Automatic, TKIP or AES as Encryptions. Figure 5-16a WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK ¾ PSK Passphrase - You can enter a WPA or WPA2 passphrase between 8 and 63 characters long. ¾ Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 seconds or from 30 seconds and up, 1-29 seconds are not usable figures. Enter 0 to disable the update. - 29 -

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TL-WR543G
54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide
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authentication options:
•
Automatic -
Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically
based on the wireless station request.
•
Shared Key -
Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication.
•
Open System -
Select 802.11 Open System authentication.
•
When you select
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
for authentication type you can select
Automatic
,
WPA –PSK
or
WPA2-PSK
as authentication options.
•
When you select
WPA/WPA2
as an authentication type you can select
Automatic
WPA
or
WPA2
as authentication option.
WEP Key Format -
You can select
ASCII
or
Hexadecimal
format. ASCII Code 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.
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.
Key Type -
You can select the WEP key length (
64-bit
, or
128-bit,
or
152-bit
) for encryption.
"Disabled" means the WEP key entry is invalid.
•
For
64-bit
encryption
-
You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f,
A-F, zero 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, zero 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, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters.
Encryption -
When you select
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
or
WPA/WPA2
for
Authentication
Type
you can select
Automatic, TKIP
or
AES
as
Encryptions.
Figure 5-16a
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
PSK Passphrase -
You can enter a WPA or WPA2 passphrase between 8 and 63
characters long.
Group Key Update Period
-
Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value
can be either 0 seconds or from 30 seconds and up, 1-29 seconds are not usable figures.
Enter 0 to disable the update.