Security - TRENDnet WAP-200A User Manual

Enable WDS
When WDS is enabled, this access point functions as a wireless repeater and is able to
wirelessly communicate with other APs via WDS links. Note that WDS is incompatible with
WPA -- both features cannot be used at the same time. A WDS link is bidirectional; so this AP
must know the MAC Address (creates the WDS link) of the other AP, and the other AP must
have a WDS link back to this AP.
AP MAC Address #
Specifies one-half of the WDS link. The other AP must also have the MAC address of this AP
to create the WDS link back to this AP.

Security

On this section you can set the 802.11g security and encryption options. Any new settings will not take
effect until the device is rebooted.
WPA Enable
Select to enable WPA function
WPA Mode
WPA is the older standard; select this option if the clients that will be used with the AP only
support the older standard. WPA2 is the newer implementation of the stronger IEEE 802.11i
security standard. With the "WPA2" option, the AP tries WPA2 first, but falls back to WPA if the
client only supports WPA. With the "WPA2 Only" option, the AP associates only with clients that
also support WPA2 security.
Cipher Type
The encryption algorithm used to secure the data communication. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol) provides per-packet key generation and is based on WEP. AES (Advanced
Encryption Standard) is a very secure block based encryption. With the "TKIP and AES" option,
the AP negotiates the cipher type with the client, and uses AES when available.
PSK
The key is entered as a pass-phrase of up to 63 alphanumeric characters in ASCII (American
Standard Code for Information Interchange) format at both ends of the wireless connection. It
cannot be shorter than eight characters, although for proper security it needs to be of ample
length and should not be a commonly known phrase. This phrase is used to generate session
keys that are unique for each wireless client.
WPA Group Key Update Interval
The interval defines how frequent the key used for broadcast/multicast will be changed. Unit:
second
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