Wireless Security - LevelOne WBR-3600 User Manual

Wireless Security

This screen is accessed by clicking the "Configure" button on the Wireless screen.
There are 5 options for Wireless security:
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Disabled - no data encryption is used.
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WEP - data is encrypted using the WEP standard.
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WPA-PSK - data is encrypted using the WPA-PSK standard. This is a later stan-
dard than WEP, and provides much better security than WEP. If all your Wireless
stations support WPA-PSK, you should use WPA-PSK rather than WEP.
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WPA2-PSK - This is a further development of WPA-PSK, and offers even greater
security, using the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) method of encryption.
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WPA-802.1x - This version of WPA requires a Radius Server on your LAN to
provide the client authentication according to the 802.1x standard. Data transmis-
sions are encrypted using the WPA standard.
If this option is selected:
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This Access Point must have a "client login" on the Radius Server.
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Each user must have a "user login" on the Radius Server.
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Each user's wireless client must support 802.1x and provide the login data
when required.
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All data transmission is encrypted using the WPA standard. Keys are automat-
ically generated, so no key input is required.
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WPA2-802.1x - This version of WPA2 requires a Radius Server on your LAN to
provide the client authentication according to the 802.1x standard. Data transmis-
sions are encrypted using the WPA2 standard.
If this option is selected:
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This Access Point must have a "client login" on the Radius Server.
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Each user must authenticate on the Radius Server. This is usually done using
digital certificates.
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Each user's wireless client must support 802.1x and provide the Radius au-
thentication data when required.
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All data transmission is encrypted using the WPA2 standard. Keys are auto-
matically generated, so no key input is required.
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