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are allowed. Valid key lengt h for each encrypt ion t ype is as below:
Key Length HEX Format ASCII Format
64 Bit 10 hexadecim al digit s 5 ASCI I charact ers
128 Bit 26 hexadecim al digit s 13 ASCI I characters
z Click “ Apply” at t he bot tom of t he screen t o save t he above configurat ions.
6 .6 .3 .3 W PA Pe r sonal
Wi- Fi Prot ect ed Access ( WPA) is an advanced security st andard. You can use a
pre- shared key t o aut hent icate wireless st at ions and encrypt dat a during
com m unicat ion. I t uses TKI P and AES to change the encrypt ion key frequent ly.
This can im prove securit y very m uch.
Figure 41
z TKI P: Tem poral Key I nt egrit y Prot ocol ( TKI P) ut ilizes a st ronger encrypt ion
algorit hm and includes Message I ntegrity Code ( MI C) t o provide prot ect ion
against hackers.
z AES: Advanced Encryption System ( AES) ut ilizes a sym m et r ic 128- Bit
block data encrypt ion. I t ’s t he strongest encrypt ion currently available.
z W PA Pa ss Phrase : The WPA Pass Phrase is used t o aut hent icat e and
encrypt dat a t ransm it t ed in the wireless net work. The input form at is in
charact er style and key size should be in the range bet ween 8 and 63
charact ers.
z Clea r: I f you want to ret ype again. Just click " Clear" and "WPA Pass Phrase"
fields will be cleared.
z Rek ey Tim e ( sec) : Specifies t he t im er the WPA key m ust changes. The