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3.3.4 WPA Pre-shared key
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key
to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or
CCMP(AES) to change the encryption key frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be
broken by hackers. This can improve security very much.
Parameters Description
WPA(TKIP) TKIP can change the encryption key frequently
to enhance the wireless LAN security.
WPA2(AES) This use CCMP protocol to change encryption
key frequently. AES can provide high level
encryption to enhance the wireless LAN
security.
WPA2 Mixed This will use TKIP or AES based on the other
communication peer automatically.
Pre-shared Key Format You may select to select Passphrase
(alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in
the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the Pre-
shared Key. For example:
Passphrase: iamguest
Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde
Pre-shared Key The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and
encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network.
Fill the text box by following the rules below.
Hex WEP: input 64-digit Hex values (in the “A-
F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or at least 8 character
pass phrase as the pre-shared keys.
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now
configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)
3.3.5 WPA Radius
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use an external
RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data
during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP(AES) to change the encryption key frequently. This
can improve security very much.
Parameters Description
WPA(TKIP) TKIP can change the encryption key frequently
to enhance the wireless LAN security.