EnGenius Technologies ESR-9710 - Manual (Page 37)

ESR-9710 Wireless N Gigabit Router Version 1.0
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ƒ WEP Key Length: Select a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key length from the drop-down list.
ƒ WEP Key 1-4: You may enter four different WEP keys.
ƒ Default WEP Key: You may use up to four different keys for four different networks.
Select the current key that will be used.
ƒ Authentication: Select Open, or Shared Key. Authentication method from the drop-
down list. An open system allows any client to authenticate as long as it conforms to
any MAC address filter policies that may have been set. All authentication packets
are transmitted without encryption. Shared Key sends an unencrypted challenge text
string to any device attempting to communicate with the AP. The device requesting
authentication encrypts the challenge text and sends it back to the access point. If
the challenge text is encrypted correctly, the access point allows the requesting
device to authenticate. It is recommended to select Auto if you are not sure which
authentication type is used.
ƒ Click on the Save Changes button to store these settings.
6.2.3.1.2 WPA Personal (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
ƒ Select the WPA-Personal radio button if your wireless network uses WPA encryption.
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon the security features
of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed to work with existing
Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with WEP. WPA provides improved data
encryption through the Temporal Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which scrambles the keys
using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity checking feature which makes
sure that keys haven’t been tampered with.