PROLiNK H5004N Wireless-N User Manual

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PROLiNK

H5004N User Manual

www.prolink2u.com

Version 1.00 (Jan’10)

Function buttons in this page:

Apply Changes

Change the settings. New parameters will take effect after save into flash memory and

reboot the system. See section “Admin” for save details.

Reset

Discard your changes and reload all settings from flash memory.

4.2.3 Security

This screen allows you to setup the wireless security. Turn on WEP or WPA by using

encryption keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your WLAN.

Fields in this page:

Field

Description

Encryption

There are 4 types of security to be selected. To secure your WLAN, it’s strongly
recommended to enable this feature.

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WEP: Make sure that all wireless devices on your network are using the
same encryption level and key. Click Set WEP Key button to set the
encryption key.

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WPA (TKIP): WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) for data
encryption. TKIP utilized a stronger encryption method and incorporates
Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against hackers.

•

WPA2 (AES):

WPA2, also known as 802.11i, uses Advanced

Encryption Standard (AES) for data encryption. AES utilized a symmetric
128-bit block data encryption.

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WAP2 Mixed: The AP supports WPA (TKIP) and WPA2 (AES) for data
encryption. The actual selection of the encryption methods will depend on
the clients.