The following fields allow you to configure the ASUS Pocket Wireless AP
security settings.
Authentication Method. This option allows you to select the encryption
method for securing your wireless communication. Refer to the table below
for details.
Table 3-3: Authentication methods
Method
Open system
or shared key
Shared Key
WPA-PSK
Encryption. The encryption field allows you to set the encryption for your
selected authentication method. Refer to the table below for a comparison of
the encryption settings. specify a 64-bit or a 128-bit WEP key. A 64-bit
encryption contains 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters. A 128-bit
encryption contains 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters.
Table 3-4: Encryption settings
Method
Open system
Shared Key
WPA-PSK
*
Wired Equivalent Privacy
** Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
ASUS Pocket Wireless Access Point (WL-330g)
Description
This method allows the device to accept connection
requests from any wireless device within its operating
range.
Only wireless device(s) with the same encryption are
allowed to connect to the AP.
Only wireless device(s) with the same TKIP encryption
settings are allowed to connect to the AP.
Encryption
Description
None
No encryption
64-bit WEP*
Contains 10 hexadecimal digits or
5 ASCII characters
128-bit WEP
Contains 26 hexadecimal digits or
13 ASCII characters
TKIP**
Contains 8 to 63 alpha-numeric characters
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