Asus WL-330g - Manual (Page 39)

ASUS Pocket Wireless Access Point (WL-330g) 3-15
Method Description
Open system This method allows the device to accept connection
or shared key requests from any wireless device within its operating
range.
Shared Key Only wireless device(s) with the same encryption are
allowed to connect to the AP.
WPA-PSK Only wireless device(s) with the same TKIP encryption
settings are allowed to connect to the AP.
Table 3-3: Authentication methods
Encryption. The encryption field allows you to set the encryption for your
selected authentication method. Refer to the table below for a comparison of
the encryption settings. specify a 64-bit or a 128-bit WEP key. A 64-bit
encryption contains 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters. A 128-bit
encryption contains 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters.
Authentication Method. This option allows you to select the encryption
method for securing your wireless communication. Refer to the table below
for details.
The following fields allow you to configure the ASUS Pocket Wireless AP
security settings.
* Wired Equivalent Privacy
** Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
Table 3-4: Encryption settings
Method Encryption Description
Open system None No encryption
Shared Key 64-bit WEP* Contains 10 hexadecimal digits or
5 ASCII characters
128-bit WEP Contains 26 hexadecimal digits or
13 ASCII characters
WPA-PSK TKIP** Contains 8 to 63 alpha-numeric characters