Multitech ROUTEFINDER RF830-AP - Manual (Page 43)

Chapter 5 – Configuration Using Web Management Software
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Network Setup > Wireless LAN > WLAN Security
Network Setup > Wireless LAN > WLAN Security
Screen Note: This screen applies to RF820-AP and RF830-AP only.
Select the Security option for the Wireless LAN network. The default is Disable.
WLAN Security
Select Security
Select the Security option from the drop down box for the Wireless LAN network. Each selection will
display a separate set of input fields.
• Security Selection – Disable
This option provides no security for the WLAN network.
• Security Selection – WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalency Privacy) offers the privacy equivalent to that of a wired LAN. If
activated, data is encrypted before transmission, and then the receiving station, such as an
access point or another radio, performs decryption upon arrival of the data. 802.11 WEP
encrypts data only between 802.11 stations.
WEP Authentication Method
Automatic – Automatic authentication allows any wireless station configured with the
Open System / Shared Key authentication method to associate with the AP.
Open System – Using Open Authentication, any wireless station can request
authentication. Open Authentication allows any device access to the network.
Shared Key – Using Shared Authentication, each wireless station is assumed to have
received a secret shared key over a secure channel that is independent from the 802.11
wireless network communications channel. Shared Key Authentication requires that the
client configure a static WEP key. The client is granted only if it passed a challenge-based
authentication.
WEP Encryption Strength
The choices are:
64 bit (10 Hex number)
64 bit (5 ASCII characters)
128 bit (26 Hex number)
128 bit (13 ASCII characters)