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Network Authentication
Open System: It allows any device to join the network without performing any security check.
Shared Key: Data encryption and key are required for wireless authentication.
Legacy 802.1x: As an IEEE standard for port-based Network Access Control, it provides the rights to
access the wireless network and wired Ethernet. With User and PC identity, centralized authentication
as well as dynamic key management, it controls the security risk of wireless network to the lowest. To
serve the 802.1x, at least one EAP type should be supported by the RADIUS Server, AP and wireless
client.
WPA with RADIUS: With warrant (username, password and etc.) offered by user, this kind of
authentication can be realized with specific RADIUS server. This is the common way to be adopted in
large enterprise network.
WPA2 with RADIUS: As a new version of WPA, only all the clients support WPA2, can it be available.
If it is selected, AES encryption and RADIUS server is required.
WPA&WPA2 with RADIUS: It provides options of WPA (TKIP) or WPA2 (AES) for the client. If it is
selected, the data encryption type must be TKIP + AES and the RADIUS server must be set.
WPA-PSK: It is a simplified WPA mode with no need for specific authentication server. In this so-called
WPA Pre-Shared Key, all you have to do is just pre-enter a key in each WLAN node and this is the
common way to be adopted in large and middle enterprise as well as residential network.
WPA2-PSK: As a new version of WPA, only all the clients support WPA2, can it be available. If it is
selected, the data encryption can only be AES and the passphrase is required.
WPA-PSK&WPA2-PSK: It provides options of WPA (TKIP) or WPA2 (AES) encryption for the client. If
it is selected, the data encryption can only be TKIP + AES and the passphrase is
required.
Data Encryption
If data encryption is enabled, the key is required and only sharing the same key with other wireless
devices can the communication be established.
None: Available only when the authentication type is open system.
64 bits WEP: It is made up of 10 hexadecimal numbers.
128 bits WEP: It is made up of 26 hexadecimal numbers.
152 bits WEP: It is made up of 32 hexadecimal numbers.
TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, which is a kind of dynamic encryption, is co-used with
WPA-PSK, etc.
AES: Advanced Encryption Standard, it is usually co-used with WPA2-PSK, WPA, WPA2, etc.
TKIP + AES: It allows for backwards compatibility with devices using TKIP.
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