Wireless Settings
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Security Settings — The security settings determine the authentication mode and
enable WEP keys.
• Authentication Mode – Configures the
authentication mode used by clients.
(WLAN1/WLAN2 Defaults: Open)
- Open: Open-system authentication
accepts any client attempting to connect
the wireless AP/Router without verifying
its identity. In this mode the default
encryption type is "None."
- Shared: The shared-key approach uses
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) to verify
client identity by distributing a shared key
to clients before attempting
authentication.
- WEP Auto: Allows WLAN clients to
associate using Open-WEP (uses WEP
for encryption only) or Shared-WEP (
uses WEP for authentication and
encryption). If enabled, you must
configure at least one key for the VAP
interface and all its clients. Wired
Equivalent Privacy (WEP) provides a
basic level of security, preventing unauthorized access to the network and
encrypting data transmitted between wireless clients and the wireless AP/
Router. WEP uses static shared keys (fixed-length hexadecimal or
alphanumeric strings) that are manually distributed to all clients that want to
use the network.
- WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal: The
WPA or WPA2 Personal mode uses a
common password phrase, called a
Pre-Shared Key, that must be manually
distributed to all clients that want to
connect to the network. Specify a key as
an easy-to-remember form of letters and numbers. The WPA Preshared Key can
be input as ASCII string (8-63 characters) or Hexadecimal format (length is 64).
All wireless clients must be configured with the same key to communicate with
the VAP interface.
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