2 wireless – security, Wep encryption, Wireless – security – TP-Link TD-W8900G User Manual

Page 62

Advertising
background image

TD-W8900G

54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide

¾ Region: Restrict the channel set and transmit power.

Click "Apply" to configure the basic wireless options.

4.5.2

Wireless – Security

Choose “Wireless

Æ”Security”, you will see the screen of Wireless-Security settings shown as

below.

Figure 4-46

This page allows you to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface. You can set the

network authentication method, selecting data encryption, specify whether a network key is

required to authenticate to this wireless network and specify the encryption strength.

¾ Network Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop-down list. Options

available are: Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA2/WPA, and

Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK.

)

Note:

For most users, it is recommended to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings. Any
changes made to these settings may adversely affect your wireless network. Under certain
circumstances, changes may benefit performance. Carefully consider and evaluate any changes
to these wireless settings.

4.5.2.1. WEP Encryption

WEP is a basic encryption method offering three levels of encryption, 152-bit is stronger than

64-bit and 128-bit encryption. If you select enable from the drop-down list of WEP Encryption,

you will see the screen shown as below.

55

Advertising