Asante Technologies FR1104-G User Manual

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Chapter 6. Basic Setting

Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G

User’s Manual

ECURITY

WPA-PSK

In a home or small business network, Wi-Fi protected Access (WPA) uses a special mode called
WPA-PSK. The PSK refers to a pre-shared key (or password) used to initialize authentication.
This is the most common method of implementing WPA wireless security in homes and small
businesses. For larger businesses and organizations with an 802.1X RADIUS authentication
server, choose WPA mode (not WPA-PSK).

The pre-shared key is designed to be easy to setup using either simple or complex passwords
that are entered into the FR1104-G router and each wireless client on the wireless network. You
can input either ASCII characters or Hexadecimal digits as the pre-shared key.

• Preshare Key Mode: Choose ASCII or HEX.

• Preshare Key: Input from 8 to 32 ASCII (“printable”) characters, or 64 hexadecimal digits.

This key must also be used by every wireless client connecting to the router.

Mode Samples

ASCII 0246813579,

friendlynetwireless

HEX

7b28202a3c, 1a2b3c4d5e6f, 1234567890abcdef1234567890

To complete your settings, click Save and Reboot.
To restore the last saved settings, click Undo.
To restrict access to the router by hardware port addresses, click MAC Address Control.
To view on-screen instructions, click Help.