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Encryption

The encryption method to be applied.
You can choose from WEP, WPA pre-shared key or WPA RADIUS.
Disabled - no data encryption is used.
WEP - data is encrypted using the WEP standard.
WPA-PSK - data is encrypted using the WPA-PSK standard. This is a later standard than WEP,

and provides much better security than WEP. If all your Wireless stations support WPA-PSK,
you should use WPA-PSK rather than WEP.

WPA2-PSK - This is a further development of WPA-PSK, and offers even greater security,

using the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) method of encryption.

WPA-RADIUS - This version of WPA requires a Radius Server on your LAN to provide the

client authentication according to the 802.1x standard. Data transmissions are encrypted using
the WPA standard.

If this option is selected:
• This Access Point must have a "client login" on the Radius Server.
• Each user must have a "user login" on the Radius Server.
• Each user's wireless client must support 802.1x and provide the login data when required.
• All data transmission is encrypted using the WPA standard. Keys are automatically

generated, so no key input is required.

IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the

wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates users by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not

encrypt the data during communication.