AudioCodes MP-26 series - Figure 12-55: Configuring WPA Security

User's Manual 12. Network Connections
Version 4.4.0 189 MP26x/MP27x
12.2.1.3.4 Configuring Wireless Security
The procedure below describes how to configure wireless security.
Note: WPS supports only the WPA security protocol. Therefore, when enabled (see
Section 12.2.1.3.3 on page 183), only the WPA protocols are available (
in the
‘Security’ drop-down list described below).
 To define wireless security:
1. From the 'Security' drop-down list, select the type of security protocol; the screen
refreshes, displaying parameters relevant to the selected protocol:
• None: disables security on your wireless connection.
• WPA: WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
is a data encryption method for 802.11
wireless LANs.
• WPA2: WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)
provides stronger data protection and
network access control. It provides enterprise and consumer Wi-Fi users with a high level
of assurance that only authorized users can access their wireless networks.
Figure 12-55: Configuring WPA Security
Configure the following fields:
a. Authentication Method: select the required authentication method ('Pre-
Shared Key' and '802.1x').
b. Pre-Shared Key: this field appears only if you selected ‘Pre-Shared Key’ in
the ‘Authentication Method field. Enter your encryption key (using either an
ASCII or a Hex value), by selecting the value type in the drop-down list
provided.
c. Encryption Algorithm: select 'TKIP' (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol),
'AES' (Advanced Encryption Standard) or both ('TKIP and AES') for the
encryption algorithm.
d. Group Key Update Interval: select this check box, and then enter the time
interval in seconds for updating a group key.