Actiontec electronic HPAP108T User Manual

Actiontec MegaPlug Wireless Network Extender User Manual

Chapter 3 Using the Configuration Utility

WEP 128 bits
Selecting this security option applies 128-bit

WEP

security on the wireless net-

work. 128-bit

WEP

requires a key composed of

hexadecimal digits or 13

ASCII

characters. A hexadecimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character ranging
from 0-9 or

A-F

; an

ASCII

character can be any character on the keyboard. To cre-

ate a 128-bit

WEP

key, select “Hex” (hexadecimal) or “

ASCII

,” then enter 26 hexa-

decimal digits or 13

ASCII

characters in the “

WEP

Key 1” text box. After activating

128-bit

WEP

, a computer with wireless capability can join the network only if

these same keys are entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.

WEP 152 bits
Selecting this security option applies 152-bit

WEP

security on the wireless net-

work. 152-bit

WEP

requires a key composed of 32 hexadecimal digits or 16

ASCII

characters. A hexadecimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character ranging
from 0-9 or

A-F

; an

ASCII

character can be any character on the keyboard. To cre-

ate a 152-bit

WEP

key, select “Hex” (hexadecimal) or “

ASCII

,” then enter 32 hexa-

decimal digits or 16

ASCII

characters in the “

WEP

Key 1” text box. After activating

152-bit

WEP

, a computer with wireless capability can join the network only if

these same keys are entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.

WPA-PSK
Selecting this security option applies

WPA

(Wi-Fi Protected Access) security with

PSK

(Passkey) protection to the wireless network. To set up

WPA-PS

K, select a

“Cipher Type” (

TKIP

AES

), then enter 8-63 characters in the “Passphrase” text

box. Once activated, all wireless-enabled devices must support

WPA

and know

the

PSK

to join the wireless network.

WPA
Selecting this security option applies

WPA

(Wi-Fi Protected Access) security to the

wireless network. To set up

WPA

security, select a “Cipher Type” (

TKIP

AES

enter the

address of the

RADIUS

server in the “

RADIUS

Server” text box, and

then enter the secret key (for communication between the

RADIUS

server and

the Network Extender) in the “

RADIUS

_Secret” text box.