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No matter if you selection is either 10 or 26 hexadecimal digits (0~9, a~f, and A~F)
in the pull-down menu bar of "Key Format"; it will be based on whether you select
64-bits or 128-bits in the "Key Length" pull-down menu. After you select it, there
will be 4 "Encryption Keys" generated automatically; please input it with data, such
as: WEP-64bit key: 10 hexadecimal digits (0~9, a~f, and A~F). WEP-128bit key:
26 hexadecimal digits (0~9, a~f, and A~F). As for the "Default Tx key", it lets you
specify which of the four encryption keys you use to transmit the data on your
wireless LAN.
b. Wireless—WPA mode
The WPA mode is recommended when you want to have better security. Once the
WPA mode is used, the authentication methods of "TKIP" and "AES" will be applied.
WPA (TKIP):
It stands for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), TKIP will verify the
security configuration after your encryption keys are determined.
WPA2 (AES):
It stands for Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), it is a symmetric
128-bitblock data technique, which it works simultaneously on differently
multiple network layers.
It has low level (64-bit) and high level
(128-bit).
It has "10 characters" and "26
characters"; it will be listed under
your selection is low level
(64-bit) or high level (128-bit).
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