Wireless Security - Linksys WPSM54G User Manual

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Network Type The Network Type setting shows a choice
of two wireless modes . Select Infrastructure if you want
the PrintServer to communicate using an access point or
wireless router . Select Ad-Hoc if you want the PrintServer
to communicate without using an access point or wireless
router .
Click the Save button to apply your changes, or click the
Cancel button to cancel your changes .
Wireless > Security
Configure the wireless security of the PrintServer on this
screen . The settings you set should match the settings
of your wireless network . Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA),
WPA2, and two levels of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
encryption are available .
If you do not want to use wireless security (not
recommended), select None from the Security Mode drop-
down menu .
Wireless > Security > None

Wireless Security

Security Mode To use WPA, select WPA Personal . To use
WPA2, which is stronger than WPA, select WPA2 Personal .
To use WEP, select the level of WEP encryption you want to
use, 64 Bit Keys (10 Hex chars) or 128 Bit Keys (26 Hex
chars), which is stronger than 64-bit WEP .
Proceed to the instructions for your security method .
WPA2 Personal
Wireless > Security > WPA2-Personal > AES
WPA Encryption Algorithm
TKIP is also available .
WPA Shared Key Enter your Shared Key, which must
have 8-63 characters in length .
Click the Save button to apply your changes, or click the
Cancel button to cancel your changes .
Wireless-G PrintServer
AES is the default algorithm .
Advanced Configuration
WPA Personal
Wireless > Security > WPA Personal > TKIP
WPA Encryption Algorithm
AES is also available .
WPA Shared Key
Enter your Shared Key, which must
have 8-63 characters in length .
Click the Save button to apply your changes, or click the
Cancel button to cancel your changes .
WEP
Wireless > Security > WEP
Default Transmit Key
Select the Default Transmit Key
used by your wireless network . This indicates which WEP
key your network uses for WEP encryption .
Passphrase Enter a Passphrase and click the Generate
Keys button to automatically generate WEP Keys 1-4 . The
Passphrase is case-sensitive and should have 16 or fewer
alphanumeric characters . It must match your wireless
network's passphrase and is compatible with Linksys
wireless products only . (Enter the WEP key manually on
any non-Linksys wireless products .)
Key 1 to Key 4
To enter WEP keys manually, leave the
Passphrase field blank and enter your WEP keys . For 64-bit
WEP encryption, each key must have 10 hexadecimal
characters, while for 128-bit WEP encryption, the key
must have 26 hexadecimal characters . Valid hexadecimal
characters are "0"-"9" and "A"-"F" .
Authentication Select your
authentication type . The default is Open System, for
which the sender and the recipient do NOT use a WEP
key for authentication . Select Shared Key if you want the
sender and recipient to use a WEP key for authentication .
TKIP is the default algorithm .
wireless network's
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