Cisco RV215W Administration Manual page 66

Configuring the Wireless Network
Configuring Basic Wireless Settings
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In both cases, the wireless client must provide the correct shared key (password)
to access the wireless network.
In the Encryption field, choose the encryption type:
• 10/64-bit(10 hex digits)—Provides a 40-bit key.
• 26/128-bit(26 hex digits)—Provides a a 104-bit key, which offers stronger
encryption, making the key more difficult to crack. We recommend 128-bit
encryption.
(Optional) In the Passphrase field, enter an alphanumeric phrase (longer than eight
characters for optimal security) and click Generate Key to generate four unique
WEP keys in the WEP Key fields below.
If you want to provide your own key, enter it directly in the Key 1 field
(recommended). The length of the key should be 5 ASCII characters (or 10
hexadecimal characters) for 64-bit WEP and 13 ASCII characters (or 26
hexadecimal characters) for 128-bit WEP. Valid hexadecimal characters are 0 to 9
and A to F.
In the TX Key field, choose which key to use as the shared key that devices must
use to access the wireless network.
Click Save to save your settings.
Click Back to go back to the Basic Settings page.
Configuring WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, and WPA2-Personal Mixed
The WPA Personal, WPA2 Personal, and the WPA2 Personal Mixed security
modes offer strong security to replace WEP.
• WPA-Personal—WPA is part of the wireless security standard (802. 1 1i)
standardized by the Wi-Fi Alliance and was intended as an intermediate
measure to take the place of WEP while the 802. 1 1i standard was being
prepared. WPA-Personal supports Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption.
• WPA2-Personal—(Recommended) WPA2 is the implementation of the
security standard specified in the final 802. 1 1i standard. WPA2 supports
AES encryption and this option uses Preshared Key (PSK) for authentication.
• WPA2-Personal Mixed—Allows both WPA and WPA2 clients to connect
simultaneously using PSK authentication.
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