Asus WL-330gE - Manual (Page 45)

4-15 ASUS WL-330gE Portable Wireless Access Point
Channel
The 802.11g and 802.11b specifications supports up to 14 overlapping channels
for radio communication. To minimize interference, configure each ASUS 802.11g
AP to be non-overlapping; select Auto from the Channel drop-down list to enable
the system to select a clear channel during boot up as your operating channel.
Based on your site survey of your network facility, make sure that all the ASUS
802.11g APs sharing the same channel, or channels in close number frequency,
are located far from each other as possible. You can use the site survey utility from
the support CD. Refer to 3.7.2 Site Survey (AP SCAN) for details.
Wireless Mode
This field indicates the 802.11g interface mode. Selecting “Auto” allows 802.11g
and 802.11b clients to connect to the ASUS 802.11g AP. Selecting “54g Only”
maximizes performance, but prevents 802.11b clients from connecting to the
ASUS 802.11g AP. If “54g Protection” is checked, GMode protection of 11g traffic is
enabled automatically in the presence of 11b traffic.
Authentication Method
This field enables you to set different authentication methods which determine
different encryption schemes. The relationships among Authentication Method,
WPA Encryption, WPA Pre-Shared Key, WEP Encryption, Passphrase, and WEP
Keys are listed in the following table. If all your clients support WPA, using “WPA-
PSK” is recommended for better security.
Authentication
Method
WPA/WEP
Encryption
WPA Pre-Shared
Key Passphrase
WEP Key 1-4
Open or shared key None
WEP (64 bits)
WEP (128 bits) Not required
1-64 characters
1-64 characters Not required
10 hex
26 hex
Shared key WEP (64 bits)
WEP (128 bits) 1-64 characters
1-64 characters 10 hex
26 hex
WPA-PSK TKIP only
AES only 8-63 characters
8-63 characters Not required
Not required
WPA TKIP only
AES only Not required
Not required Not required
Not required
Radius with 802.1x Auto
WEP (64 bits)
WEP (128 bits) Not required
1-64 characters
1-64 characters Not required
10 hex
26 hex