When you finish entering your changes, press the Save button at the bottom of the page.
The access point requires you to log in with a user name and password. This ensures that no one can make unauthorized changes to your access point’s settings. Please note that the user name and password are case-sensitive.
WPA2 is the newest encryption method available and may not be supported by all client devices yet. If you have both WPA2 and WPA client devices, you can select “WPA2 and WPA (PSK)” and the access point will automatically support those clients.
WPA is a newer encryption method that uses a 256-bit key, so it’s even more secure than older methods. Since it’s newer, however, there are some older wireless client devices that don’t support it. If you need to communicate with a device that doesn’t support WPA (PSK), you will need to use WEP.
WEP is a slightly older encryption method. You can select either a 64-bit key or a more secure 128-bit key. (It doesn’t matter if you select ASCII or hex—that only affects the number and type of characters in the key.) If you use WEP encryption, U.S. Robotics recommends that you select “WEP Open.”
802.1x is used primarily by businesses that require advance authentication methods.
You can use MAC filtering to either allow or deny access to your access point by certain wireless devices. This is an excellent way to ensure that only your own devices can use your access point and its Internet connection.
When MAC filtering is enabled, the “How to Add a New Wireless Client” tutorial provides more information on how MAC filtering affects adding new wireless clients and how to locate a client’s MAC address.
You can also learn more about MAC addresses and MAC filtering in the user manual on the installation CD-ROM.