Monoprice 8744 PoE Wireless Access Point User Manual

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same key number for all devices. The other method is to enter a text

and let the computer generate the WEP key for you. However, since

each product use different method for key generation, it might not work

for different products. Therefore, it is NOT recommend using.

WPA/WPA2: A security protocol for wireless networks that builds on the

basic foundations of WEP. It secures wireless data transmission by

using a key similar to WEP, but the added strength of WPA is that the

key changes dynamically. The changing key makes it much more

difficult for a hacker to learn the key and gain access to the

network.WPA2 is the second generation of WPA security and provides a

stronger encryption mechanism through Advanced Encryption Standard

(AES), which is a requirement for some government users.

Appendix II: TCP/IP Address Setting (Take WinXP

for example)

Click the

“Start—>Settings—>Control Panel” (Fig- 1):

Click

“Network and Internet Connections”, the windows as below will