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WHR-HP-GN / WHR-HP-G300N User Manual 44
Chapter 4 Conguration
Parameter Meaning
Wireless encryption Select a type of data encryption for wireless communication from
the following options:
No encryption
Data is transmitted without encryption. Avoid this option since
any communication may be intercepted.
“No encryption”canbeselectedonlywhen“No authentication”is
selected for Wireless authentication.
WEP
 WEPisacommonencryptionmethodsupportedbymostdevices.
Use an encryption key to communicate with a wireless device.
 WEPcanonlybeselectedwhen“No authentication”isselectedfor
Wireless authentication.
TKIP
 TKIPisanencryptionmethodwhichismoresecurethanWEP,but
slower. Use an pre-shared-key to communicate with a wireless
device.
 TKIPcanbeselectedonlywhenWPA-PSKorWPA2-PSKisselected
for Wireless authentication.
AES
 AESismoresecurethanTKIP,andfaster.Useapre-shared-keyto
communicate with a wireless device.
 AEScanbeselectedonlywhenWPA-PSKorWPA2-PSKisselected
for Wireless authentication.
TKIP/AES mixed mode
 TKIP/AESmixedmodeallowsbothTKIPandAESauthentication
and communication.
 TKIP/AESmixedmodecanbeselectedonlywhenWPA/WPA2
mixedmode-PSKisselectedforWirelessauthentication.
WPA-PSK(Pre-SharedKey) Enterapre-sharedkeyforusewithwirelessauthentication.
*Use8to63alphanumericcharacters(case-sensitive)forapreshared
keywhenyouselectcharactertypeasaninputmethod.Enter64digits
using0to9andatof(notcase-sensitive)whenyouselecthexadecimal
type as an input method.
Rekey interval Set the interval between 0 and 1440 (minutes) to update a
communication encryption key.