Setting Wireless Security; Wpa2-Psk And Wpa2-Psk / Wpa-Psk - Siemens Gigaset SE361 WLAN User Manual

Configuring the Advanced Settings
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Custom
This allows you to adjust the Network performance to suit your needs on the basis
of the following items:
– Beacon interval defines the interval between two Beacons.
Measured in milliseconds, default = 100 msecs.
– DTIM interval defines the interval between two
ing mode.
Measured in number of beacons, default = 2 beacons.
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Choose the desired Network performance.

Setting wireless security

If you send data over wireless channels, we recommend that you activate encryption
(WEP or WPA) on your wireless network components.
WPA is a more advanced procedure than WEP for protecting wireless networks. Dynamic
keys based on TKIP (Temporal Key Integration Protocol) offer increased security. The
new WPA2 standard is based on AES. We therefore recommend that you choose WPA2
or WPA encryption if it is supported by all components in your wireless network.
Note:
If WDS is enabled (see page 62) only WEP is available as encryption method.
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In the Wireless Network menu, select Encryption.
The following security mechanisms are currently available:
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WPA2-PSK and WPA2-PSK / WPA-PSK (see page 58)
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WEP encryption (Wired Equivalent Privacy), (see page 59)

WPA2-PSK and WPA2-PSK / WPA-PSK

WPA with Pre-shared Key (WPA-PSK)
WPA-PSK is a special WPA mode that provides encryption protection for users at home
and in small companies without a company authentication server. Encryption keys are
automatically generated with the Pre-shared Key, and automatically changed (rekeying)
and authenticated between the devices after a certain period of time
Which standard of encryption you can choose depends on the components in your wire-
less network. Every PC (network adapter) that requires access to a wireless network pro-
tected by WPA must also support WPA. To find out whether and how you can use WPA
on your PC, read your network adapter's operating instructions. If all components sup-
port WPA2, select the WPA2-PSK option. If you are using network adapters that only
support WPA, select the WPA2-PSK / WPA-PSK option. The entries described below are
the same for both options.
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Select the required option in the Security field.
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DTIMs for devices in power-sav-
(Rekey interval).