Wireless Security Setup - Modecom MC-421 User Manual

Wireless Security Setup

This page allows you setup the wireless security. Turn on WEP or WPA by using Encryption Keys could prevent any
unauthorized access to your wireless network.
You can protect your wireless data from potential eavesdroppers by encrypting wireless data transmissions. An
eavesdropper might set up a compatible wireless adapter within range of your device and attempt to access your
network. Data encryption is the translation of data into a form that cannot be easily understood by unauthorized
users.
There are two methods of wireless security to choose from:
• Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP); data is encrypted into blocks of either 64 bits length or 128 bits length. The
encrypted data can only be sent and received by users with access to a private network key. Each PC on your
wireless network must be manually configured with the same key as your device in order to allow wireless en-
crypted data transmissions. Eavesdroppers cannot access your network if they do not know your private key.
WEP is considered to be a low security option.
• Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA); provides a stronger data encryption method (called Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol (TKIP)). It runs in a special, easy-to-set-up home mode called Pre-Shared Key (PSK) that allows you to
manually enter a pass phrase on all the devices in your wireless network. WPA data encryption is based on a
WPA master key. The master key is derived from the pass phrase and the network name (SSID) of the device.
To configure security, choose one of the following options:
• If you do not want to use Wireless Network security, From the Encryption drop-down list, select None setting
and then click Finished. None is the default setting, but you are strongly recommended to use wireless ne-
twork security on your device.
• If you want to use WEP 64bit ASCII (5 characters) data encryption, follow the instructions in Configuring 64bit
ASCII (5 characters) encryption.
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