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Chapter 5 Management Page 44
Wireless Security Settings
To prevent unauthorized radios from accessing data transmitting over the connectivity, R1 Extender
provides you with rock solid security settings.
Security Profile Configuration
Open “Security” in “Wireless” as below:
Figure 30 Security
Broadcast SSID
Hiding network name is necessary when you are in a wireless environment that may have potential
risk. By using this function, the STA can not scan and find R1 Extender, so that malicious attack by
some illegal STA could be avoided.
Network Authentication
Open
: It allows any device to join the network without performing any security check.
Shared Key
: Data encryption and key are required for wireless authentication before association.
(Only available in BS and CPE mode).
WPA-PSK: It is a simplified WPA mode with no need for specific authentication server. In this