Taicom Data Systems Co Ltd AWL1000G User Manual

The Wireless LAN Security page allows you to configure advanced security options. WPA 
(Wi-Fi Protected Access) authorizes and identifies users based on a secret key that change 
automatically at a regular interval. 
 

 

 
Firmware Version: This is the version of the Wireless Security firmware. 
 
WPA Mode: This option allows you to enable or disable WPA feature. WPA insures much 
greater security than the standard WEP security. 
 
Network Authentication: This field enables you to set different authentication methods which 
determine different encryption schemes. If you are not using a RADIUS server in a home 
environment and all your clients support WPA, using WPA Pre-Shared Key is recommended for 
better security. If there is a RADIUS server in your network, selecting WPA RADIUS. 
 
Data Encryption: When WPA Pre-Shared Key authentication method is used, the TKIP 
(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption scheme is applied. 
 
WPA Pre-Shared Key: This is the pre-shared key for use in WPA Pre-Shared Key security 
method. 
 
WPA Group Rekey Interval: This field specified the time interval (in seconds) after which a 
WPA group key is changes. Set to ‘0’ (zero) to indicate that a periodic key-change is not 
required. 
 

 

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