Open: No authentication is used. Shared The Pre-Shared
Key (PSK) authentication method is used.
In enterprises, WPA will be used in conjunction with both
wireless router and authentication server. In Small Office/ Home
Office (SOHO) environment, where there are no authentication
servers, user can use pre-shared key
(PSK) mode in place of the
authentication server.
WPA: Wi-Fi® Protected Access (WPA) authentication
(802.1X) is used with an EAP type.
WPA consists of three main elements: an Authentication Server
(typically a RADIUS server), WPA-enabled router or AP (called
"Authenticator"), and a WPA-enabled client (called "Supplicant").
WPA-PSK: WPA authentication (802.1X) is used with a
Pre-Shared Key, which enables you to enter a static
Network key.
Data Encryption
Select the type of security encryption algorithm used. The
available types of encryption are based on the type of the
authentication selected.
Disabled: No encryption.
WEP: Deselect Network Key is provided for me
automatically and enter the Key provided by the network.
Available only with Open and Shared Authentication.
TKIP: Available with WPA and WPA-PSK Authentication.
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) includes four algorithms:
MIC (message integrity check), to protect packets from
tampering; PPK (Per-Packet Key) hashing, to prevent weak key
attacks; extended IV (initialization vector), to reduce IV reuse
and the possibility that a hacker will collect sufficient packets to
crack the encryption; and a re-
keying mechanism, to change the
temporal key dynamically. TKIP is the most commonly used
encryption method; however, if your wireless clients do not
support TKIP, the WX-5803 also supports AES (Advanced
Encryption Security) encryption. AES will replace 802.11's
RC4-based encryption under 802.11i specification.
Network key
Enter the security key for data encryption, when WEP or
WPA-PSK is selected. This can be entered in ASCII or
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