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Wireless – Wireless Security
After click the "Configure" button of Wireless option, you can see the screen as below and configure the settings
for wireless data encryption.
Parameters
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Security System
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Normally, this should be left at the default value of "Automatic". If
Authentication
changed to "Open System" or "Shared Key", ensure that your wireless
Type
clients have set with the same setting.
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Key Size
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Key Input
Select "Hex" or "ASCII", depending on your input method.
Key 1 ~ 4
There are 4 keys available, please select one of them to use.
Figure 8: WEP Screen
Disabled – It is the default setting. Data will NOT encrypted
before being transmitted.
WEP – WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects au-
thorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping.
WPA-PSK – It is an extra-strong encryption where encryption
keys are automatically changed (called Rekeying) and authenti-
cated between devices after a specified period of time, or after a
specified number of packets has been transmitted. When you select
this mode, please check the screen below to configure. It's config-
ure screen is different to WEP mode.
64-bit – Data will be encrypted with the Default Key before
transmitted. For 64-bit Encryption, the Default Key size is 5 chars
(ASCII) or 10 chars in HEX.
128-bit – Data will be encrypted, using the default key, before
being transmitted. For 128-bit Encryption, the Default Key size is
13 chars (ASCII) or 26 chars in HEX
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