Edimax EW-7128g User Manual

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Encryption 
  Please 
select 
an 
encryption 
mode. 
The 
available  
Type 
options in this setting item will vary depending 
on the authentication type you select. If you 
select ‘Not Use’, data will not be encrypted and 
people with some networking knowledge will be 
able to read the data you transfer with proper 
tool. 
 
NOTE: WPA encryption is safer than WEP, 
however, some older wireless clients don’t 
support WPA encryption. 
 
WPA Pre-shared  Please input the WPA pre-shared key here. 
Only  
Key 
clients with the same pre-shared key you 
inputted 
 
here will be able to connect to your computer. 
This setting is only available when you select 
one of WPA encryptions. 
 
Group Rekey 
You can specify the time interval to re-issue the 
key 
Interval 
to your wireless clients here. You can click the 
button ’10 seconds’ or ‘Kpackets’ to change the 
unit of time interval. (every 10 seconds or a 
thousand data packets times the value you 
specified in ‘Group Rekey Interval’ field) 
 
Wep Key 
Please input the WEP encryption key here 
when you   
#1 ~ #4 
select ‘WEP’ as encryption type. There are 2 
types of WEP key: Hex (number 0 to 9, and 
ASCII characters A to F) and ASCII (all 
alphanumerical characters plus symbols). 
Please select the type of WEP key first, and 
then input the WEP key according to the type of 
WEP key you selected.