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Chapter 7
Types of Authentication and Encryption mode
This chapter illustrates the different types of authentication and encryption that can be
used in the wireless LAN.
7.1
Ad-hoc Network Security
In a Ad-hoc network, only Pre-shared key (Static WEP) can be configured.
Click on the
Configure
.. button and the following screen will appear:
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Key Entry Method
There are 2 types of key entries:
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Hexadecimal: Enter only digits 0 ~ 9 and letters a ~ f/A ~ F.
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ASCII Text: Enter any character that can be found on the keyboard.
WEP Key (1 ~ 4)
Defines a set of shared keys for network security. You must enter at least one
WEP key to enable security using a shared key.
If the key that you entered is too long, the utility will truncate it to fit.
WEP Key size
Defines the length of each encryption key.
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64-bit WEP: 10 hexadecimal or 5 ASCII Text
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128-bit WEP: 26 hexadecimal or 13 ASCII Text
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152-bit WEP: 32 hexadecimal or 16 ASCII Text
7.2
Infrastructure Network Security
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is used to authenticate network clients
before letting them access the enterprise network. It allows the network
administrator to create an arbitrary authentication scheme (such as EAP-TLS,
etc) to validate network access.
