User`s guide

CWA-854HT User’s Guide
Table 2-10 Wireless: Security: WEP: Set WEP Key
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Key Length igher Select the encryption key length. Choices are 64-bit and 128-bit. Select 128-bit for h
security.
Key Format s
lect ASCII to enter alphanumerical characters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) for the keys.
Specify how you want to enter the keys. Select Hex to enter hexadecimal format (that start
with 0x). Se
Default Tx Key Select the default key to encrypt data before transmitting.
Encryption Key in the Key Length field, enter 10 hexadecimal or 5 ASCII characters.
th field, enter 26 hexadecimal or 13 ASCII characters.
1 .. 4
If you select 64-bit
If you select 128-bit in the Key Leng
As you enter the keys, an asterisk “*” displays for each character you
enter.
Apply Changes Click Apply Changes to save the changes. The
take effect.
CWA-854HT will reboot to make the changes
Close Click Close to close this screen.
All unsaved changes will be lost.
Reset Click Reset to undo the changes.
2.7.2. Wireless: Security: WPA/ WPA2/ WPA2 Mix
WPA (WiFi Protected Access) is a subset of IEEE802.11i and provides better dat
authentication.
WPA2 (WiFi Protected Access 2), also known as IEEE 802.11i, has improved dat
authentication compared to WPA. For AES, WPA2 uses a 256-bit block dat
a encryption over WEP and optional
a encryption and user
a encryption.
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