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Security :: USRobotics Wireless MAXg Router Security Status Log Internet Security Firewall Wireless LAN Device ? x Saving Changes When you finish entering your changes, press the Save button at the bottom of the page. Router Login The router requires you to log in with a user name and password. This ensures that no one can make unauthorised changes to your router's settings. Please note that the user name and password are case-sensitive. Wireless Security WPA2 is the newest encryption method available and may not be supported by all devices yet. If you have both WPA2 and WPA devices, you can select “WPA2 and WPA (PSK)” and the router will automatically support those devices. 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 devices that don't support it. If you need to communicate with a device that doesn't support WPA, 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, USRobotics recommends that you select “WEP Open.” 802.1x is used primarily by businesses that require advance authentication methods. MAC Filter You can use MAC filtering to either allow or deny access to your router by certain wireless devices. This is an excellent way to ensure that only your own devices can use your router and its Internet connection. When MAC filtering is enabled, the “ Add Wireless Device ” page 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. Router Login You will need to enter the user name and password in order to access the router in the future, so you may want to write them down. User name: Password: Wireless There are a few options for encrypting the wireless communications between the router and its clients, and they're all designed to protect your privacy. You will need to enter these same settings for each wireless client. Method: WPA2 and WPA (PSK) (recommended) WPA2 (PSK) WPA (PSK) WEP open WEP shared WPA2 and WPA with 802.1x (RADIUS) WPA2 with 802.1x (RADIUS) WPA with 802.1x (RADIUS) None Key type: 128-bit ASCII 128-bit hex 64-bit ASCII 64-bit hex Current key: 1 2 3 4 Key 1: Key 2: Key 3: Key 4: (The keys must be  characters long.) Encryption: TKIP and AES (recommended) AES TKIP Pass phrase: (The pass phrase must be between eight and sixty-three characters long.) Key rotation: seconds (To disable key rotation, set this value to zero.) RADIUS server: RADIUS port: RADIUS key: Re-authentication: minutes Pre-authentication MAC Filter Use this section to allow (or deny) specific wireless devices the ability to connect to the router. For example, you could specify that only your laptop, gaming system, and digital video recorder can connect. (Please note that wired clients are always permitted to connect.) Press the Allow Current Clients button to add all current wireless client devices to the table. (Press the Save button to save the changes.) Before you save your changes, USRobotics recommends that you check the list of MAC addresses. Make sure that it contains only the MAC addresses you want to connect to your router. Filter: Allow all wireless devices Allow only these wireless devices Deny only these wireless devices New Client MAC address: When you finish entering your changes, press Save . © 2004-2007 U.S. Robotics Corporation