Wireless Security; Wep Wireless Security - Planex BLW-54MR User Manual

Wireless Router User Guide

Wireless Security

This screen is accessed by clicking the "Configure" button on the Wireless screen. There are 3
options for Wireless security:
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Disabled - no data encryption is used.
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WEP - data is encrypted using the WEP standard.
" WPA - data is encrypted using the WPA-PSK standard. This is a later standard than WEP,
and provides much better security than WEP. If all your Wireless stations support WPA-
PSK, you should use WPA-PSK rather than WEP.
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WPA2 - data is encrypted always using the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). This is
a later version of WPA which offers improved security.
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WPA+WPA2 - data is encrypted using either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK standard. This
option is sometimes called "Mixed Mode"
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WEP Wireless Security

Data - WEP Screen
Security WEP
System
The 802.11b standard. Data is encrypted before transmission, but the
encryption system is not very strong.
Authentication Normally this can be left at the default value of "Auto". If that fails,
select the appropriate value - "Open System" or "Shared Key." Check
your wireless station's documentation to see what method to use.
Data Select the WEP Encryption level:
Key Size
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Keys All wireless stations must use the same key values as the Wireless
Figure 8: WEP Screen
64-bit (sometimes called 40-bit) encryption
128-bit (sometimes called 104 bit) encryption
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