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Chapter 4 Configuring the Wireless Settings
128-bit WEP Keys Selecting “128 Bit Keys” from the “ WEP Encryption” drop-down
menu activates 128-Bit WEP encryption.128-bit WEP requires one or more keys,
comprising 26 hexadecimal digits. A hexadecimal digit consists of alphanumeric
characters ranging from
0-9 or A-F . An example of a 128-bit WEP key is:
3D44FE6CA1EF2ED3C421745DB1
To create a 128-bit WEP key, activate Key 1 by clicking in the appropriate circle,
then enter 26 hexadecimal digit characters in the Key text box. After activating
128-bit WEP on the NAS Device, a computer with wireless capability can join the
network only if this key is entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.
WPA-PSK
Selecting WPA-PSK from the “Wireless Security” drop-down menu generates the
“ WPA-PSK ” (WiFi Protected Access - Pre-Shared Key) option in the Wireless
Security Section. Here, the pre-shared key, group rekey interval, and type of
encryption are entered to activate
WPA-PSK security encryption for the wireless
network.
WPA Pre-Shared Key
Enter the pre-shared key in this text box. All wireless devices wishing to join the
network must enter this pre-shared key to gain access. To create a pre-shared key,
enter at least eight alphanumeric characters in the text box. Also, make sure all
wireless devices on the network support
WPA and know the pre-shared key.
WPA Group Rekey Interval
Enter the group rekey interval in this text box (supports values from 1 to 1000;
default is 600). The group key interval is used to specify the frequency of the
temporal encryption automatically generated from the
WPA - PSK password.
Group rekey interval is supported by TKIP (see below).
WPA Encryption
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) is the only option here. Note that
TKIP
supports the group rekey interval.