User's Manual

40 CHAPTER 4: ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION
Configuring WPA
Encryption
The only configuration that is needed for WPA is to enter the pre-shared key.
This key is used to start the dialog between the Access Point and the client.
During this dialog, a new key is agreed, making it more difficult to eavesdrop
on wireless networks encrypted using WPA, than those encrypted using WEP.
The pre-shared key can be entered as a 256 bit series of hexadecimal digits or
as a pass-phrase.
Figure 23 Encryption Keys Screen showing WPA configuration
To enter the pre-shared key as passphrase:
1 Select Pre-shared Key from the Authentication options.
2 Select Preshared key type passphrase.
3 Enter a phrase of between 8 and 63 characters in length in the Pre-shared key
field. This passphrase will be used to generate a 256 bit key.
4 Click Apply to generate the key.
To enter the pre-shared key as hexadecimal digits
1 Select Pre-shared Key from the Authentication options.
2 Select Preshared key type HEX.
3 Enter 64 HEX digits in the pre-shaed key field