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Configuring the Access Point
Configuring Wireless Settings
Using WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) are two security
protocols developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance in response to the weaknesses of WEP.
Selecting WPA as the Encryption Method allows you to choose WPA version, WPA
Authentication and WPA Algorithm. This section discusses WPA-PSK (pre-shared key).
For information on WPA-Enterprise (WPA-802.1X), see “Customizing 802.1X Settings”
on page 58
.
Use of WPA-PSK (also known as WPA-Personal) allows automatic key generation
based on a single passphrase. WPA-PSK provides strong security for home and small
offices and does not require a RADIUS server, but may not be supported on older
wireless devices. In some cases, the older devices can be upgraded with adapters to
take advantage of WPA-PSK.
If you configure the WLAN with WPA-PSK, wireless users will not be able to connect
to your WLAN unless their devices support WPA-PSK and are configured with the
same passphrase.
Figure 27. WPA settings
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