D-Link DWA-160 - Wireless Security; What Is WPA

31D-Link DWA-160 User Manual
Section 4 - Wireless Security
Wireless Security
This section will show you the different levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The
DWA-160 offers the following types of security:
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What is WPA
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WPA, or Wi-Fi
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Privacy).
The 2 major improvements over WEP:
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WPA2 is based on 802.11i and uses Advanced Encryption Standard instead of TKIP.
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simple to be sniffed out and stolen. EAP is built on a more secure public-key encryption system to ensure that only
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WPA/WPA2-Personal uses a passphrase or key to authenticate your wireless connection. The key is an alpha-numeric password
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WPA/WPA2-Enterprise incorporates user authentication through the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). EAP is built on a more
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