ProSoft Technology RLXIB-IHN-W-E - Manual (Page 51)

RLXIB-IHN-WC ♦ 802.11n RadioLinx Configuration Manager
Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 51 of 51
July 9, 2012
Parameter Description
Security The RLXIB-IHN-W supports a variety of consumer and enterprise
security, encryption, and authentication options. The Master device in
the wireless network defines the security. If this RLXIB-IHN-W radio is a
Repeater or Client mode, you must use the same security settings as
the network defined by the Master. Choose from one of the following
options:
Parameter Description
None Open/no security. Any wireless device can
connect to this AP (subject to an ACL policy).
WEP 64 bit Select this to use WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy) encryption on the data packets. WEP is
not considered secure, and can be easily
broken. Select this only if there are clients that
can only support WEP security. The 64-bit
encryption type is the least strong of WEP
encryption options.
WEP 128 bit This uses 128 bit-encryption for WEP security.
The larger size WEP keys provide stronger
encryption, thus making the key more difficult to
crack (i.e. 64 WEP has a 40 bit key, which is
less secure than the 128 WEP, which has a 104
bit key).
WPA - Personal WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is part of the
wireless security standard (802.11i)
standardized by the Wi-Fi Alliance. It supports
TKIP/CCMP encryption (default is TKIP). The
personal authentication is the pre-shared key
(PSK) that is an alphanumeric pass phrase
shared with the wireless peer.
WPA - Enterprise This selection allows you to use WPA with
RADIUS server authentication. The
Configuration > Security pages contain
configuration parameters to enable RADIUS
server authentication.
WPA2 - Personal WPA2 is the implementation of the security
standard specified in final 802.11i. It supports
AES encryption, and uses pre-shared key (PSK)
based authentication.
WPA2 - Enterprise WPA2 is the implementation of the security
standard specified in final 802.11i. It supports
TKIP/AES encryption (default is AES), and uses
RADIUS server (Enterprise) based
authentication.
WPA/WPA2 Key Enter the alphanumeric password for WPA or WPA2 PSK
authentication. Upstream parents or downstream clients must also be
configured with the same password.
WEP Key Choose any alphanumeric phrase (longer than 8 characters for optimal
security) that is shared with upstream parents or downstream clients.
Power Constraint This limits the maximum power that the client can use. This parameter
is applicable only for MASTER/REPEATER mode.
Click Apply to save your changes.
Click Clear to discard your changes.