Linksys E2000 - Manual (Page 24)

24 Advanced Wireless-N Router
Linksys E2000 Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration
Wireless > Wireless Security
The wireless security settings configure the security
of your wireless network(s) . The Router supports the
following wireless security options: WPA/WPA2 Mixed
Mode (default), WPA2 Personal, WPA Personal, WEP, and
RADIUS . (WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access . WEP
stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy . RADIUS stands for
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service .)
The default option is WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode, which
allows your devices to connect using the strongest
security option they support, WPA2 or WPA .
Personal Options
Security Option Strength
WPA2 Personal Strongest
WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode (default)
WPA2: Strongest
WPA: Strong
WPA Personal Strong
WEP Basic
Office Option
RADIUS is the security option offered for networks that
use a RADIUS server for authentication .
Security Mode
Select the security method for your wireless network . If
you do not want to use wireless security, keep the default,
Disabled .
WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode
NOTE: If you are using WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode,
each device in your wireless network MUST use
the same WPA shared key, or else the network
will not function properly .
Wireless Security > WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode
Passphrase Enter a passphrase of 8-63 characters . The
default is password .
WPA2 Personal
NOTE: If you are using WPA2 or WPA, each
device in your wireless network MUST use the
same WPA method and shared key, or else the
network will not function properly .
Wireless Security > WPA2 Personal
Passphrase Enter a passphrase of 8-63 characters . The
default is password .
WPA Personal
NOTE: If you are using WPA2 or WPA, each
device in your wireless network MUST use the
same WPA method and shared key, or else the
network will not function properly .
Wireless Security > WPA Personal
Passphrase Enter a Passphrase of 8-63 characters . The
default is password .
WEP
WEP is a basic encryption method, which is not as secure
as WPA .
NOTE: If you are using WEP encryption, each
device in your wireless network MUST use the
same WEP encryption method and encryption
key, or else your wireless network will not
function properly .