User's Guide

3. Configuration

Table 3-4: Encryption settings

Method Encryption Description

Open system None No encryption

Shared Key 64-bitWEP*

128-bitWEP

Contains 10hexadecimal digits or

5 ASCII characters.

Contains 26hexadecimal digits or

13 ASCII characters.

Securing your wireless communication using WEP encryption

To secure your wireless communication using the WEP encryption:

1. Assign the WEP encryption keys by manual or automatic generation.

Manual Assignment. For a 64-bit encryption, enter 10 hexadecimal digits (0~9, a~f, A~F) or

5 ASCII characters in each of the four WEP keys. For 128-bit encryption enter 26

hexadecimal digits (0~9, a~f, A~F) or 13 ASCII characters in each of the four WEP keys.

Automatic Generation. Type a combination of up to 64 letters, numbers, or symbols in the

Passphrase field. The Web Configuration utility uses an algorithm to generate four WEP keys

based on the typed combination.

2. Specify the default WEP encryption key in the Default Key field.

3. Click the Apply button when finished.

64-bit and 40-bit WEP keys use the same encryption method and can interoperate on

wireless networks. This lower level of WEP encryption uses a 40-bit (10 hexadecimal

digits assigned by the user) secret key and a 24-bit Initialization Vector assigned by the

device. 104-bit and 128-bit WEP keys use the same encryption method.

Keep a record of the WEP encryption keys

All wireless clients in a network must have identical WEP keys with the access point to

establish connection.

Securing your wireless communication using TKIP (WPA) encryption

The SAG-1010 implements the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)-PSK authentication method to

secure communication to and from wireless devices.

This method uses the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption.

To secure your wireless communication using the TKIP:

1. Select WPA-PSK as the Authentication Method.

2. Type 8 ~ 63 alpha-numeric characters in the Passphrase field.

3. Set the WPA Re-key Timer (1~2147483647 seconds). The re-key timer allows you to set the

time interval before the WPA group key is changed.