Wireless Network Name (SSID)
You may choose an easy remember name for your wireless network or simply use the default value. The value you enter here will be viewable on PCs and other wireless client devices as the wireless network name.
Wireless Security Mode
Selecting a wireless security mode helps protect your network. If you select Disable then your wireless network is not secure and any wireless device within range may connect to it.
Disable
This option features no security on your wireless network.
WEP
This security mode is defined in the original IEEE 802.11 standard. This mode is no longer recommended because of its weak security protection. Users are urged to migrate to WPA2.
•Encryption
Select a level of WEP encryption, 40 / 64 bits (10 hex digits) or 104 / 128 bits (26 hex digits).
•Wireless Passphrase
To complete your wireless security setup you should choose a wireless passphrase that is easy for you to remember and hard for anyone else to guess. The first time you connect a new wireless device to this network you may need to enter this passphrase into the appropriate setup section in the connected device. To improve your network security do not give out this passphrase to unauthorized users. Please enter a phrase of letters and/or numbers from 1 to 32 digits long. [internal note verify min/max passphrase length].
•Key 1-4
If you want to manually enter WEP keys, then complete the fields provided. Each WEP key can consist of the letters “A” through “F” and the numbers “0” through “9”. It should be 10 characters in length for 40/64-bit encryption or 26 characters in length for 104/128-bit encryption.
WPA-Personal
WPA2-Personal is recommended.
•Encryption
The default is TKIP or AES.
•Pre-Shared Key
Enter a key of 8-63 characters.
WPA2-Personal
•Encryption
The default is TKIP or AES.
•Pre-Shared Key
Enter a key of 8-63 characters.
WPA2-Mixed
This option allows clients to use EITHER WPA-Personal OR WPA2-Personal. Enter the Passphrase, which can have 8 to 63 characters. Then enter the Key Renewal period, which instructs the Gateway how often it should change the encryption keys. The default is 3600 seconds.
WPA-Enterprise
This option features WPA used in coordination with a RADIUS server for client authentication. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the device.)
Note: WPA2-Enterprise is recommended.
•Encryption
The default is TKIP or AES.
•RADIUS Server
Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address.
•RADIUS Port
Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server. The default is 1645.
•Shared Key
Enter the key used by the device and RADIUS server.
WPA2-Enterprise
This option features WPA2 used in coordination with a RADIUS server for client authentication. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the device.)
•Encryption
The default is TKIP or AES.
•RADIUS Server
Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address.
•RADIUS Port
Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server. The default is 1645.
•Shared Key
Enter the key used by the device and RADIUS server.
Click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or the Cancel Changes button to cancel.