Chapter 7 Wireless 101
None, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA/WPA2-PSK, WPA, and WPA2.
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Enable: Clients connected to this wireless network cannot communicate
with each other, which improves the wireless network security.
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Disable: Clients connected to this wireless network can communicate
with each other. The default is Disable.
This parameter specifies the maximum number of clients that can connect to the
wireless network corresponding to an SSID.
If the number is reached, the wireless network rejects new connection requests
from clients. This limit helps balance load among devices.
Security mode
A wireless network uses radio, which is open to the public, as its data transmission medium. If
the wireless network is not protected by necessary measures, any client can connect to the
network to use the resources of the network or access unprotected data over the network.
To ensure communication security, transmission links of wireless networks must be encrypted
for protection.
The CPE supports various security modes for network encryption, including None, WEP,
WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA/WPA2-PSK, WPA, and WPA2.
None
The CPE does not encrypt its wireless network. This option is not recommended because it
affects network security.
WEP
It uses a static key to encrypt all exchanged data, and ensures that a wireless LAN has the
same level of security as a wired LAN. Data encrypted based on WEP can be easily cracked. In
addition, WEP supports a maximum wireless network throughput of only 54 Mbps. Therefore,
this security mode is not recommended.
When the security mode is set to WEP, the page is shown as follows.
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