- Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point User's Manual

W ireless L AN AP Configuration
Pre-shared Key
Format
You may selec t to select ASCII
Characters (alphanumeric format) or
Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f”
and “0-9” range) to be t he Pre-shar ed
Key. For example:
ASCII Ch aract ers: iamguest
Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde
Pre-shared Key
The Pre-s hared key is used t o
authenticat e and encr ypt data
transmitted in the wireless network. Fill
the text bo x by f ollowing the rules
below.
Hex WEP: input 64-digit Hex values (in
the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or at
least 8 character pass phras e as t he
pre-shared keys .
Click Apply butt on at the b ottom of the screen to save t he
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or st art using the Access Point.
WPA RAIUS
Wi-Fi Protect ed Access ( WPA) is an advanced s ecurit y
standard. You can use an ext ernal RADIUS ser ver to
authenticat e wireless st ations and provide the s ession key t o
encr ypt data during communic ation. It us es TKIP to change
the encr yption key frequentl y. This c an i mprove sec urity ver y
muc h.
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