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4025083 Rev A 85
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.