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Configure Wireless Settings

Section Field Description

WPA

Security for Personal Networks – WPA or WPA2 Personal Modes

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a more secure wireless technology than WEP. WPA can be used

for both Enterprise (corporate applications) and Personal (home network) wireless networks. We

strongly recommend that you select either WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal as the security mode

for your home network, depending on which mode is supported by the wireless adapter in your

PC or wireless clients.

WPA-Personal (aka WPA-PSK or WPA-Pre-Shared Key), provides a more secure wireless

network that WEP. WPA-Personal introduces TKIP user authentication and stronger encryption

keys than WEP.

WPA2-Personal (aka WPA2-PSK or WPA2-Pre-Shared Key) provides the most secure standards-

based wireless networking. WPA2-Personal incorporates AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)

for data transmission.

Note: Not all wireless adapters support WPA2. WPA is supported across a wider range of

devices. Whether you use WPA or WPA2, make sure to use a “strong” passphrase. A strong

passphrase is a string of random characters at least 21 characters in length.

Select from one of the following three WPA or WPA2 Personal modes:

 WPA-Personal

 WPA2-Personal

 WPA or WPA2-Personal

Field Descriptions

 Encryption. The default is TKIP+AES.

 Pre-Shared Key. Enter a key of 8 to 63 characters.

 Key Renewal. Enter a Key Renewal period, which instructs the device how often it should

change encryption keys. The default is 3600 seconds.

Cisco DPQ3925 User Manual

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