Specifications

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How to Make Your WLAN More Secure
All your network clients MUST share the same wireless settings as the
access point to be able to communicate.
The access point offers 8 types of security modes:
 WEP
Short for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is a security protocol basing on
a secret key to encrypt data packets before they are transmitted.
You MUST
remember to apply the same WEP settings and key to the
access point as well as to all your wireless clients.
 802.1x
This mode conforms to the IEEE 802.1x authentication standard that
ensures that a client is not given access to network resources unless it
has been successfully authenticated.
There MUST
be a RADIUS server on your LAN for this security mode to
function.
 WPA Personal
WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access, is a protocol for authorising and
authenticating users onto the wireless network and implements the
majority of the IEEE 802.11i standard.
WPA Personal mode implements a shared network password for clients
and access points.
The only interaction is between the access point and the client,
therefore, a RADIUS server is NOT
required.
 WPA Enterprise
WPA Enterprise mode implements the 802.1X authentication.
There MUST
be a RADIUS server on your LAN for this security mode to
function.
 WPA2 Personal
WPA2 Personal mode implements the full IEEE 802.11i standard with a
shared network password for clients and access points.
The only interaction is between the access point and the client,
therefore, a RADIUS server is NOT
required.