AirLive WHA-5500CPE-NT - Manual (Page 43)

4. Web Management-Wireless and WAN Settings
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note not all security policies are available in all operation modes. For example, only WEP
is available currently in WDS Bridge mode and Client Adhoc mode. All wireless devices
on the same network must use the same security policy. We recommend using WPA-PSK
or WPA2-PSK whenever possible. For WDS Bridge and Client Adhoc mode, we
recommend using WEP-152 encryption.
WEP
WEP Encryption is the oldest and most available encryption method. However, it is also
the least secure. Due to the limitation of the chipset, only WEP encryption is available
for WDS Bridge Pure MAC mode and Client Adhoc mode.
„ Select one of the WEP key for wireless network: There are total of 4 possible keys
for WEP encryption. You need to choose which key will be used for encryption. All
wireless devices on the same network have to use the same settings. We
recommend using WEP Key 1 as in default setting.
„
WEP Keys: Please enter the WEP keys used for encryption. You need to fill at least
the “Select WEP Key”. For example; if you choose “Encrypt Data with WEP Key 1” in
the previous field, then it is necessary to fill WEP Key 1. The length of key is
dependant on the Key Length and Key type you choose.
„
Key Length: The WHA-5500CPE-NT offers 64bit, 128 bit, and 152 bit for WEP
key length. The longer the Key Length, the more secure the encryption is.
„ Key Type: 2 types are available: ASCII and HEX. ASCII is a string of ASCII
code including alphabetical characters, space, signs and numbers (i.e.
“airlivepass12”). HEX is a string of 16-bit hexadecimal digits (0..9, a, b, c, d, e, f).
All wireless devices on the network must match the exact key length and Key type.
Some Wireless clients only allow HEX type for WEP.
„ ASCII-64: This is a key with 64-bit key length of ASCII type. Please enter 5