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TRENDnet User's Guide
Security Type : Select the desired security type from the drop-down list; the
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options are Disable, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise
and WEP 802.1X.
Disable : Data are unencrypted during transmission when this option is
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selected.
WEP : Wired Equivalent Privacy(WEP) is a data encryption mechanism based
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on a 64-bit or 128-bit shared key.
Authentication Method : Enable the desire option among OPEN, SHARED or
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WEPAUTO.
Key Index : Key index is used to designate the WEP key during data
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transmission. 4 different WEP keys can be entered at the same time, but only
one is chosen.
WEP Key # : Enter HEX or ASCII format WEP key value; the system supports up
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to 4 sets of WEP keys.
Key Length
64-bit 10 characters
128-bit 26 characters
WPA-PSK (or WPA2-PSK) : WPA (or WPA2) Algorithms, allows the system
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accessing the network by using the WPA-PSK protected access.
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Hex ASCII
5 characters
13 characters
Cipher Suite : By default, it is AES. Select either AES or TKIP cipher suites
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Pre-shared Key : Enter the pre-shared key; the format shall go with the
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selected key type.
Group Key Update Period : By default, it is 3600 seconds. This time
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interval for rekeying GTK, broadcast/multicast encryption keys, in
seconds. Entering the time-length is required.
WPA-Enterprise (or WPA2-Enterprise): The RADIUS authentication and
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encryption will be both enabled if this is selected.
WPA General Settings :
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• Cipher Suite : By default, it is AES. Select either AES or TKIP cipher suites
Group Key Update Period : By default, it's 3600 seconds. This time interval for
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rekeying GTK, broadcast/multicast encryption keys, in seconds. Entering the
time-length is required.
PMK Cache Period : By default, it's 10 minutes. Set WPA2 PMKID cache
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timeout period, after time out, the cached key will be deleted.
• Pre-Authentication : By default, it's "Disable". To Enable is use to speed up
roaming before pre-authenticating IEEE 802.1X/EAP part of the full RSN
authentication and key handshake before actually associating with a new AP.
Radius Server Settings :
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IP Address : Enter the IP address of the Authentication RADIUS server.
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Port : By default, it's 1812. The port number used to communicate with RADIUS
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server.
Shared secret : A secret key used between system and RADIUS server. Supports
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8 to 64 characters.
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