User's Manual

IEEE 802.1x is a standard for network access control (port based), especially

introduced for a distribution of encryption keys in a wireless network. The

Router supports 802.1x will keep out unauthorized users and perform

verification of credentials with RADIUS to allow authorized users to access the

network and services. To use 802.1x, you will need at least one common

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method on your authentication server,

APs (authenticator) and stations (Supplicant). Also, 802.1x is used to perform

generation and distribution of encryption keys from AP to the station as part of,

or after the authentication process, the whole story is also aware by Dynamic

WEP, which is based on legacy RC4 WEP encryption and available in this

Router under the setting, which enable 802.1x security by coming with

disabled Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Settings, there are two options for

key length, 40 and 104bits. Longer the key length is, the more secure it will

bring to.

4. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)

A standard with highest level of security currently wireless network can achieve.

Wi-Fi Protected Access is a subset of security specification and has been

introduced as intermediate result that solves most known security weakness

related to plain WEP. Enterprises that already have RADIUS authentication in

place can use WPA with 802.1x (WPA-EAP). Small business and home wireless

LAN can use WPA without 802.1x (WPA-PSK).

WPA-PSK:

Instead of using RADIUS for authentication, systems with WPA-PSK will be

configured with secret passphrases. Enter your passphrases and press

“Generate”. You can now create a pre-shared key in Router and copy the