The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security; Figure 6-4: Wep; Figure 6-5: Pre-Shared Key - Linksys WAP55AG - Wireless A+G Access Point User Manual

Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point

The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

Wireless Security
The Wireless Security settings configure the security of your wireless network. There are three wireless security
mode options supported by the Access Point: WEP, Pre-Shared Key, and Pre-Shared Key + RADIUS. (WEP stands
for Wired Equivalent Privacy, Pre-Shared Key is a security standard stronger than WEP encryption, and RADIUS
stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.) For detailed instructions on configuring wireless security
for the Access Point, turn to "Appendix B: Wireless Security."
WEP. WEP is a basic encryption method, which is not as secure as Pre-Shared Key. To use WEP, select a Default
Transmit Key (choose which Key to use), and a level of WEP encryption, 40/ 64 bits, 128 bits, or 152 bits. Then
either generate a WEP key automatically using the Passphrase or enter the WEP key manually.
Pre-Shared Key. Pre-Shared Key gives you two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption
keys. Select the type of algorithm, TKIP or AES. Enter a Pre-Shared Key Shared Key of 8-32 characters. Then
enter a Group Key Renewal period, which instructs the Access Point how often it should change the encryption
keys.
Chapter 6: Configuring the Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point
The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

Figure 6-4: WEP

passphrase: used much like a password, a passphrase
simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically
generating the WEP encryption keys for Linksys products
tkip: a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic
encryption keys for each packet transmitted

Figure 6-5: Pre-Shared Key

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