Setup > Password - Linksys WRE54G User Manual

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it when you are finished. With this enabled, someone
could easily obtain the SSID information with site survey
software and gain unauthorized access to your network.
Click Enable to broadcast the SSID to all wireless devices
in range. Click Disable to increase network security and
prevent the SSID from being seen during a site survey.
Channel Select the appropriate channel from the list
provided to correspond with your network settings.
All devices in your wireless network must use the same
channel to function correctly.
Wireless Security To disable wireless security, select
Disable. To enable wireless security, select Enable. Then
to change the security settings to match your network,
click Edit Security Settings. A new window will appear.
Configure the appropriate WEP or WPA settings.
WPA
WPA Security
Security Mode
If your network uses WPA security, then
select WPA Pre-Shared Key.
WPA Algorithm
TKIP is automatically selected.
WPA Shared Key
Enter the pre-shared key (also called
passphrase) for your network. It must have between 8 to
63 characters in length.
Group Key Renewal
You can specify how often you want
the dynamic encryption keys to change. Enter the number
of seconds in the field provided.
Click Save Settings to save these changes, or click Cancel
Changes to undo your changes. If you require more
information, click Help.
WEP
Security Mode
If your network uses WPA security, then
select WEP.
Default Transmit Key Select the key you want to use as
the Range Expander's default WEP key.
WEP Encryption
Select the level of WEP encryption you
wish to use, 64-bit 10 hex digits or 128-bit 26 hex digits.
Higher encryption levels offer higher levels of security,
but due to the complexity of the encryption, they may
decrease network performance.
Wireless-G Range Expander
Advanced Configuration
WEP Security
Passphrase Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you
can enter a Passphrase. This Passphrase is used to generate
one or more WEP keys. It is case-sensitive and should
not have more than 16 alphanumeric characters. (This
Passphrase function is compatible with Linksys wireless
products only. If you want to communicate with non-
Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on
the non-Linksys wireless products.) After you enter the
Passphrase, click Generate to create WEP keys.
Keys 1-4 WEP keys enable you to create an encryption
scheme for wireless transmissions. If you are not using a
Passphrase, then manually enter a set of values. (Do not
leave a key field blank, and do not enter all zeroes. These
are not valid key values.)
If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key
must be exactly 10 hexadecimal characters in length. If
you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must
be exactly 26 hexadecimal characters in length. Valid
hexadecimal characters are "0"-"9" and "A"-"F".
For each WEP key, select the authentication method
you want to use, Open key or Shared key. For Open key
authentication, the sender and recipient do not share a
WEP key for authentication. For Shared key authentication,
both the sender and recipient share a WEP key for
authentication.
Click Save Settings to save these changes, or click Cancel
Changes to undo your changes. If you require more
information, click Help.
When you have finished making your changes on the
Basic Setup screen, click Save Settings to save these
changes, or click Cancel Changes to undo your changes.
If you require additional information, click Help.
Setup > Password
The Password screen allows you to change the Range
Expander's password or restore factory defaults. You can
also back up or restore the Range Expander's configuration
file.
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