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WIRELESS ROUTER ADSL2+
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Data Encryption with WEP
WEP encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless stations and the
access points to keep network communications private. It encrypts unicast and multicast
communications in a network. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the
same WEP key for data encryption and decryption.
The ADSL Router allows you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys but only one
key can be enabled at any one time.
Configuring Wireless LAN
Click Wireless LAN, Wireless to open the Wireless screen.
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Label Description
Mode You can choose between:
802.11b+g (Mixed mode), 802.11b(11Mbps) or 802.11g(54Mbps).
ESSID The ESSID (Extended Service Set Identification) is a unique name to identify
the ADSL Router in the wireless LAN. Wireless stations associating to the
ADSL Router must have the same ESSID.
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 characters).
Hide ESSID Select Enable to hide the ESSID in so a station cannot obtain the ESSID
through passive scanning.
Select Disable to make the ESSID visible so a station can obtain the ESSID
through passive scanning.
Regulation
Country There are five Regulation Domains for you to choose from, including North
America (N.America), Europe, France, etc. The Channel ID will be
different based on this setting.
Channel ID The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b wireless devices is
called a channel.
Select a channel from the drop-down list box.
WEP
Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data frames before transmitting
over the wireless network.
Select Disable to allow all wireless computers to communicate with the
access points without any data encryption.
Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to use data encryption.
Key 1 to Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the ADSL Router and the
wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10
hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal
characters ("0-9", "A-F").
You must configure all four keys, but only one key can be activated at any
one time. The default key is key 1.
WPA-PSK The key for network authentication. The input format is in character style and
key size should be in the range between 8 and 63 characters.
TKIP TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) utilizes a stronger encryption method
and incorporates Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against
hackers.