SMC Networks 7904WBRA4 - annexe 1 Manual page 44

The following table describes the parameters and buttons of this page.
Field
SSID Type
Encryption
Set WEP Key
Authentication RADIUS
Server
Port
IP Address
Password
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Click Set WEP Key, the page shown in the following figure appears.
Select the SSID.
You can choose None, WEP, WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), or WPA2 Mixed.
Wired equivalent privacy (WEP) entrypts data frames before transmitting over
the wireless network.
Wi-Fi protected access (WPE) is a subset of the IEEE802.11i security
specification draft. Key differences between WPA and WEP are user
authentication and improved data encryption.
It is available when you set to WEP. Click it, the Wireless Wep Key Setup page
appears.
RADIUS is based on a client-server model that supports authentication,
authorization and accounting. The access point is client and the server is
RADIUS server. RADIUS is a simple package exchange in which your router
acts as a message relay between the wireless station and the network RADIUS
server.
The default port of the RADIUS server for authentication is 1812. You need not
change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so with
additional information.
Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server.
Enter a password as the key to be shared between the external authentication
server and the access point. The key is not send over the network. This key must
be the same on the external authentication server and your router.
Save the the changes of this page.
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