User's Manual

Security Settings

WEP / WPA

To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network,

the Access Point Security Settings window offers WEP / WPA features, making your data

transmission over air more secure and allows you to specify Encryption Key(s) if you enable

encryption for the Access Point.

Network Authentication

Choose the Network Authentication Type.

Open System: Requires NO authentication, since it allows any device to join a network

without performing any security check. The Authentication Type default is set to “Open

System”. We recommend that you use the default setting.

Shared Key: Requires that the station and the access point use the same WEP key to

authenticate. This basically means that WEP must be enabled and configured on both the

access point and the client with a same key. All points on your network must use the same