D-Link DWA-182 - D-Link DWA-182 Wireless Security; Understanding WPA Security

30D-Link DWA-182 User Manual
Section 4 - Wireless Security
Wireless Security
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WPA/WPA2-Personal uses a passphrase or key to authenticate your wireless connection. The key is an alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63
characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. This key must be the exact same key entered on your wireless router or
access point.
WPA/WPA2-Enterprise incorporates user authentication through the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). EAP is built on a more secure public
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