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Detailed Radio Configuration / Diagnostics RLX2 Series ♦ 802.11a, b, g, n
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6.3 Security settings
The following security settings can be configured:
Field
Description
Encryption type (page
79)
WPA-AES is the preferred encryption method. It contains the latest
updates to the 802.11 standards for best security. However, some
legacy devices do not yet support these updates. Therefore, a few
combinations of legacy methods can be selected.
Available encryption types are:
 None (not recommended)
 WPA-AES - Latest security setting using WPA (pre-shared key)
authentication and AES encryption.
 WPA-TKIP - Security setting using WPA (pre-shared key)
authentication and TKIP encryption.
 WEP128 - Legacy security setting using a 128-bit key and WEP
encryption.
 WEP64 - Legacy security setting using a 64-bit key and WEP
encryption.
WPA phrase (page 79)
WPA pass phrase of between eight and 63 normal keyboard
characters.
WEP key (page 80)
Five normal text characters in the WEP key field
MAC Filter (page 81)
Restricts connections by MAC address.
Edit Filter
Opens the MAC filter (page 81) form, allowing the specification of the
MAC addresses of devices to allow in the network.
Hide Network SSID (page
81)
Hides the Network SSID (Network Name) from other 802.11 users.
Clients can connect to the "hidden" network by typing the Network
SSID.
The following topics describe each security setting in more detail.
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