GIGABYTE AirCruiser GN-BR30N-RH - Manual (Page 34)

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router
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Hidden SSID
For security purposes, you may choose to hide your network’s SSID by
selecting enable from the drop-down list. This will prevent computers scanning
for the presence of wireless networks to detect your network name. The default
setting is disable.
Authentication Type
Select an authentication type from the drop-down list. The default setting is
Open System.
Open System: The sender and the receiver do NOT share a secret key. Each
party generates its own key-pair and asks the receiver to accept a randomly
generated key. Once accepted, this key will only be used for a short period of
time. Afterwards, a new key will be generated and agreed upon.
Shared Key: Authentication is based upon a secret key shared by both the
sender and the receiver. If Shared Key is selected, you cannot choose the
WEP disable option.
WPA Pre-shared key:, The WPA Pre-shared Key authentication standard uses
a password or “ key” between 8 and 32 characters. This encryption key is
changed after every dialog box using the Temporary Key Integrity Protocol
(TKIP), which allows users to change keys based on dialog box and
automatically synchronize keys between devices on the network. The TKIP
encryption algorithm is stricter than the one used by WEP but is based on the
same standard.
WPA: The 802.1x authentication protocol, allows users to authenticate wireless
network access through a RADIUS Server and is a required by WPA standard.
If no RADIUS Server exists in your network environment, you still can use WPA
through the use of WPA Pre-shared Key.
WEP Key
The GN-BR30N-RH supports two WEP standards: 64-bit,128-bit. Select either
64-bits or 128-bits from the drop-down list activate WEP encryption. The 64-bits
encryption uses 40 bits as a secret key, (user-defined) and the remaining 24
bits are reserved. The 128-bits encryption uses 104 bits as a secret key,
(user-defined) and the remaining 24 bits are reserved.
WPA Re-key
Enabling the requirement for WPA rekeying of a Passphrase for increased
security. Default is disable.
WEP Re-key Timer
Specify time (in minutes) for expiration of the current WPA Key.
WPA PSK Passphrase
The Passphrase must be between 8 and 64 characters.