4.4.3 Security
Here users define the security type and level of the wireless network. Selecting
different methods provides different levels of security. Please note that using any
encryption may cause a significant degradation of data throughput on the wireless
link. There are five Encryption types supported: “None”, “WEP”, “WPA”, ”WPA2”, and
“WPA-Mixed”. Enabling WEP can protect your data from eavesdroppers. If you do
not need this feature, select “None” to skip the following setting
Item
Description
WEP
WEP is the most general encryption scheme
among wireless LAN security, configure the
common encrypted key (WEP Key) for access
point and wireless LAN handset. WEP key length
are "64bit", "128bit", and "256bit" (This product
corresponds up to 128bit), larger the value is,
more the character can be set, and encryption
strength will enhanced.
* If you configure the encryption key as "5 letters
in half-width alphabets and numbers" or
"Hexadecimal in 10 digits", please select "64-bit".
* If you configure the encryption key as "13
letters in half-width alphabets and numbers" or
"Hexadecimal in 26 digits", please select "128-
bit".
WPA / WPA2
WPA/WPA2 is wireless LAN security standard
which is strengthen over WEP. On WPA-
PSK/WPA2-PSK, uses encrypted key called pre-
shared key, and set up common encryption key
for access point and wireless LAN handset like
WEP. There are "AES" and "TKIP" as encryption
scheme. "TKIP" automatically updates the key at
regular intervals, check and approve the
communication, so it can communicate safer than
WEP key which uses single encryption key for
