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WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router

Chapter 7:

Wireless Security

This Chapter describes how to use the MAC Filter, 802. lx, Local User Database and RADIUS

to conﬁ gure wireless security on your WR1500 Wireless Router.

7.1 Wireless Security Overview

Wireless security is vital to your network to protect wireless communication between wireless

stations, Wireless Routers and the wired network.

The ﬁ gure below shows the possible wireless security levels on your WR1500 Wireless

Router. The highest security level relies on EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) for

authentication and utilizes dynamic WEP key exchange. It requires interaction with a RADIUS

(Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server either on the WAN or your LAN to provide

authentication service for wireless stations.

IMPORTANT - If you do not enable any wireless security on your WR1500 Wireless

Router, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within

range.

7.2 WEP Overview

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) as speciﬁ ed in the IEEE 802.11 standard provides methods

for both data encryption and wireless station authentication.

7.2.1 Data Encryption

WEP provides a mechanism for encrypting data using encryption keys. Both the AP and the

wireless stations must use the same WEP key to encrypt and decrypt data. Your WR1500

Wireless Router allows you to conﬁ gure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys, but only one

key can be enabled at any one time.

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