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WDR-3124A Web Console Configuration

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Key type

Setting Description Factory Default

HEX Specifies WEP keys in hex-decimal number form HEX

ASCII Specifies WEP keys in ASCII form

Key length

Setting Description Factory Default

64 bits Uses 40-bit secret keys with 24-bit initialization vector 64 bits

128 bits Uses 104-bit secret key with 24-bit initialization vector

Key index

Setting Description Factory Default

1-4

Specifies which WEP key is used

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WEP key 1-4

Setting Description Factory Default

ASCII type:

64 bits: 5 chars

128 bits: 13chars

HEX type:

64 bits: 10 hex chars

128 bits: 26 hex chars

A string that can be used as a WEP seed for the

RC4 encryption

engine.

None

WPA/WPA2-Personal

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA2 represent significant improvements over the WEP encryption method.

WPA is a security standard based on 802.11i draft 3, while WPA2 is based on the fully ratified version of 802.11i.

The initial vector is transmitted, encrypted, and enhanced with its 48 bits, twice as long as WEP. The key is

regularly changed so that true session is secured.

Even though AES encryption is only included in the WPA2 standard, it is widely available in the WPA security

mode of some wireless APs and clients as well. The WDR-3124A also supports AES algorithms in WPA and WPA2

for better compatibility.

Personal versions of WPA/WPA2, also known as WPA/WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key), provide a simple way of

encrypting a wireless connection for high confidentiality. A Passphrase is used as a basis for encryption

methods (or cipher types) in a WLAN connection. The passphrases should be complicated and as long as

possible. There must be at least 8 ASCII characters in the Passphrase, and it could go up to 63. For security

reasons, this passphrase should only be disclosed to users who need it, and it should be changed regularly.

WPA type

Setting Description Factory Default

Personal Provides Pre-Shared Key-enabled WPA and WPA2 Personal

Enterprise Provides enterprise-level security for WPA and WPA2