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5 Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your Serial Number Encryption

function. Your serial number is printed on the back label of your device. If you

enable this function, the system will automatically use your serial number as the

pre-shared key for WPA Authentication.

6 In the WPA Pre-Shared Key field, enter a shared Key (8-63 characters). The

system will periodically generate a dynamic key based on the shared key.

7 In the WPA Group Rekey Interval field, enter the group key renewal time period

(in seconds). This time defines how often the dynamic key is regenerated

8 In the WPA Encryption field, select the encryption from the drop-down list. You

have the option of choosing TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol), AES

(Advanced Encryption System), or both. Typically AES is seen to be a more

reliable form of encryption.

9 Click Save/Apply to save your settings.

Mixed WPA2 Personal/WPA Personal

The security mode supports simultaneous WPA Personal and WPA2 Personal

connections. You can have devices that use either WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal.

The access point automatically chooses the encryption algorithm used by each client

device.

To configure the Mixed WPA Personal and WPA2 Personal security settings for the

access point, follow these steps:

1 Click Home Network on the main screen. The Client Summary screen opens.