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Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624

Wireless Configuration 4-9

M-10153-01

Wireless Security Settings

The following table shows the 11a and 11g security mode and cipher type options:

Instructions on how to configure the security settings are provided in the following sections.

WEP Authentication and Encryption

Restricting wireless access to your network prevents intruders from connecting to your network.

However, the wireless data transmissions are still vulnerable to snooping. Using the WEP data

encryption settings described below will prevent a determined intruder from eavesdropping on

your wireless data communications. Also, if you are using the Internet for such activities as

purchases or banking, those Internet sites use another level of highly secure encryption called SSL.

You can tell if a Web site is using SSL because the Web address begins with HTTPS rather than

HTTP.

Table 4-3. Wireless Security Settings

Security Mode Cipher Type

Open System WEP — 64, 128, or 152 bit encryption

Shared Key WEP — 64, 128, or 152 bit encryption

802.1x none

WPA-PSK AES or TKIP

WPA AES or TKIP

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