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Advanced Wireless-N Router
Linksys E2100L Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration
Wireless > Wireless Security
The wireless security settings configure the security
of your wireless network(s). The Router supports the
following wireless security options: WPA/WPA2 Mixed
Mode (default), WPA2 Personal, WPA Personal, WEP, and
RADIUS. (WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access. WEP
stands for Wireless Equivalent Privacy. RADIUS stands for
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.)
The default option is WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode, which
allows your devices to connect using the strongest
security option they support, WPA2 or WPA.
Personal Options
Security Option Strength
WPA2 Personal Strongest
WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode (default)
WPA2: Strongest
WPA: Strong
WPA Personal Strong
WEP Basic
Office Option
RADIUS is the security option offered for networks that
use a RADIUS server for authentication.
Security Mode
Select the security method for your wireless network. If
you do not want to use wireless security, keep the default,
Disabled.
WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode
NOTE: If you are using WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode,
each device in your wireless network MUST use
the same WPA shared key, or else the network
will not function properly.
Wireless Security > WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode
Passphrase Enter a passphrase of 8-63 characters. The
default is password.
WPA2 Personal
NOTE: If you are using WPA2 or WPA, each
device in your wireless network MUST use the
same WPA method and shared key, or else the
network will not function properly.
Wireless Security > WPA2 Personal
Passphrase Enter a passphrase of 8-63 characters. The
default is password.
WPA Personal
NOTE: If you are using WPA2 or WPA, each
device in your wireless network MUST use the
same WPA method and shared key, or else the
network will not function properly.
Wireless Security > WPA Personal
Passphrase Enter a passphrase of 8-63 characters. The
default is password.