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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)
Home > Wireless > Open or Shared (continued)
Channel-
Authentication-
WEP-
WEP Encryption-
All the devices on your network must share the same wireless
settings in order to communicate.
Key Type-
Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for repre-
senting English letters as numbers from 0-127
Keys 1-4-
52 is the default channel for 802.11a.
6 is the default channel for 802.11g.
All devices on the network must share the same channel.
Open System - communicates the key across the network
Shared Key - devices must have identical WEP settings in or-
der to communicate in the network
WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access authorizes and authenticates
users onto the wireless network. WPA uses stronger security
than WEP and is based on a key that changes automatically at
a regular interval. This mode requires a RADIUS server in the
network.
WPA-PSK - Pre-Shared Key mode means that the wireless cli-
ent and the router must have the same passphrase in order to
establish the wireless connection. A RADIUS server is not re-
quired with PSK.
Select Enabled or Disabled. Disabled is the default setting.
Select the level of encryption desired: 64, 128 or 152-bit
Select HEX or ASCII
Input up to 4 WEP keys; select the one you wish to use.
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