Security Settings - D-Link HorstBox DVA-G3342SD Manual

6.3 WLAN

6.3.3 Security Settings

SSID
Select from the menu list whether the SSID should be hidden or
public. If the SSID is concealed, you must explicibly enter this in
the settings of the remaining WLAN devices. If the SSID is public,
the WLAN devices will find it.
You have several possibilities for the security:
1. None
No data encryption method will be used.
Use this setting only if the (old) WLAN hardware fails to
connect to the Access Point using WEP or WPA. Please think
about whether to use such apparently old hardware at all.
Not recommended!
2. WEP, Encryption: 64- or 128Bit (10 or 26 hex values
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is the former default en-
cryption algorithm for WLANs. Due to several flaws WEP is
considered to be unsafe.
Use this setting only if a device does not support WPA.
3. WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is the new standard encryption
method for WLANs.
Strongly recommended!
4. WPA 2
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2) is the successor of WPA.
The WLAN standards IEEE 802.11a, b, g are implemented
as well as basic functions of the new security standard
IEEE 802.11i. WPA 2 is based on the Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES).
5. WPA / WPA2
Mixed Mode: Recommended. Use this mode for devices
supporting WPA 2, to get the best WLAN security possi-
ble. For devices supporting WPA only, this mode offers the
standard WPA .
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