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RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual

2-6 Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security

v1.0, April 2008

4. Click Apply, or click Cancel to return to the original settings.

Table 2-1. Wireless Security Options

Security Type Description

None No wireless security. Recommended only for troubleshooting wireless

connectivity.

WEP. WEP (Wired

Equivalent Privacy)

.WEP offers the following options:

• Open System

With Open Network authentication and 64 or 128 bit WEP data

encryption, the WPN824EXT does perform data encryption but does

not perform any authentication. Anyone can join the network. This

setting provides very little practical wireless security.

• Shared Key

With Shared Key authentication, a wireless device must know the

WEP key in order to join the network. Select the encryption strength

(64 or 128 bit data encryption). Manually enter the key values, or enter

a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase field.

Manually entered keys are not case-sensitive, but passphrase

characters are case-sensitive.

Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support

passphrase key generation.

• Automatic

The WiFi range extender automatically detects whether Open System

or Shared Key is used.

WPA-PSK (TKIP). Wi-Fi

Protected Access with Pre-

Shared Key, use WPA-PSK

standard encryption with

TKIP encryption type.

WPA2-PSK (AES). Wi-Fi

Protected Access version 2

with Pre-Shared Key, use

WPA2-PSK standard

encryption with the AES

encryption type.

WPA–Pre-Shared Key does perform authentication. WPA-PSK uses TKIP

(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) data encryption, and WPA2-PSK uses

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) data encryption. Both methods

dynamically change the encryption keys making them nearly impossible

to circumvent.

Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Password Phrase

field. These characters are case-sensitive.

Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA-PSK

and WPA2-PSK. Furthermore, client software is required on the client.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 with WPA

patch do include the client software that supports WPA. However, the

wireless adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA.

WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-

PSK (AES). Mixed mode.

Allows clients using either WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA2-PSK (AES) (this

provides the most reliable security, and is easiest to implement, but it

might not be compatible with older adapters).

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