3 802.1x&wep – PLANET WRT-416 User Manual

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Key Length
You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. Larger WEP key length will provide
higher level of security, but the throughput will be lower.

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Key Format
You may to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and
"0-9" range) to be the WEP Key.
< For example:
ASCII Characters: guest; Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde >

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Default Key
Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data. Only the key you select it in the "Default key" will take
effect.

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Key 1 - Key 4
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following
the rules: 64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5-digit ASCII
character as the encryption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9"
range) or 13-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys.

Click “Save Setting” at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure
other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)

5.3.3 802.1x&WEP

IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point
before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode also
uses WEP to encrypt the data during communication.

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Authentication RADIUS Server port
The service port of the external RADIUS server.

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Authentication RADIUS Server IP address
The IP address of external RADIUS server.

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Authentication RADIUS Server IP Password
The password used by external RADIUS server.

For the WEP settings, please refer to section 5.3.2 “WEP only”.

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