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Warning

Due to flaws in the authentication protocol, this method reduces the security of

the WEP key. It is recommended that you use Open System authentication

instead.

Open System or Shared Key: Allows clients to authenticate using either of the

above two methods.

WEP Key Length: This sets the length of the WEP keys to be entered below. It is

recommended to use 128 bit keys if possible.

WEP Key: Enter up to 4 encryption keys. These must be either 10 hexadecimal digits (0

– 9, A – F) for 64 bit keys, or 26 hexadecimal digits for 128 bit keys. You must also

select one of the 4 keys to be the default transmit key.

WEP with 802.1X

WEP with 802.1X extends Wired Equivalent Privacy to use the IEEE 802.1X protocol to

authenticate the user and dynamically assign a 128 bit encryption key via a RADIUS

server. This is a significant improvement to the security of WEP.

The RADIUS server must be defined on the RADIUS page (see the RADIUS section of

the chapter entitled System).

WPA-PSK (aka WPA-Personal) security method

WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Preshared Key) is an authentication and encryption

protocol that fixes the security flaws in WEP. This is the recommended security method if

you do not have a RADIUS server.

WPA Encryption: Select the encryption algorithm, either TKIP (Temporary Key Integrity

Protocol) or AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). TKIP is more commonly supported

by wireless clients, AES is more secure, but may not be supported by wireless clients.

WPA Key: Enter the WPA preshared key, which can be either 8 to 63 ASCII characters,

or 64 hexadecimal characters.

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