Airlink101 AR570W User Manual
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change the encryption key frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be broken by
hackers. This can improve security very much.
Select “WPA Pre-share Key” for the “Encryption” mode if you wish to use WPA-PSK or WPA2-
PSK to encrypt your wireless network.
Parameters
Description
WPA Unicast Cipher Suite
Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2
Mixed. WPA2 (Mixed) support both WPA-PSK(TKIP/AES) and
WPA2-PSK(TKIP/AES). Please make sure your wireless client
supports the cipher you selected.
Pre-shared Key Format
You may select Passphrase (alphanumeric format) or Hex (in the
“A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the Pre-shared Key.
Pre-shared Key
The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data
transmitted in the wireless network. You may create your own
key here for wireless clients to connect to your router.
3.2.2.3 WPA RADIUS
IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this
wireless router before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a
RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encryption
the data during communication.
Select “WPA RADIUS” for the “Encryption” mode if you wish to use WPA RADIUS to encrypt
your wireless network.