User's Manual

The se con d ge ne ra tion of WPA th a t com plie s with the IEEE TGi
spe cifica tion is known a s WPA2.
En t e rp ris e Mo d e : Ente rprise Mode ve rifie s n e twork use rs th rou gh a
RADIUS or oth e r a uthentica tion s e rve r. WPA u tilize s 128 -bit e ncryption
ke ys a nd dyna m ic se ssion ke ys to e nsure your wire le s s n e twork's
priva cy a nd e n te rprise se curity. En te rprise Mode is ta rge te d to
corpora te or gove rn m e nt e n vironm e n ts.
P e rs o n a l Mo d e : Pe rson a l Mode re quire s m a n u a l configura tion of a pre -
sha re d ke y (PSK) on the a cce s s point a nd clie n ts. PSK a u the ntica te s
use rs via a pa s s word, or ide n tifying code, on both th e clie nt sta tion a nd
th e a cce ss point. No a u the ntica tion se rve r is ne e de d. Pe rsona l Mode is
ta rge te d to h om e a nd sm a ll busine ss e nviron m e n ts .
W P A- En t e rp ris e a n d W P A2 - En t e rp ris e : Provide this le ve l of se curity
on e nte rprise n e tworks with a n 802 .1x RADIUS se rve r. An
a uthe n tica tion type is s e le cte d to m a tch the a u the n tica tion protocol of
th e 802.1x s e rve r.
W P A- P e rs o n a l a n d W PA2 - P e rs o n a l: Provide th is le ve l of se curity in
th e sm a ll ne twork or h om e e nviron m e n t. It u s e s a pa ssword a lso ca lle d
a pre -s h a re d ke y (PS K). The lon ge r th e pa s s word, the stron ge r th e
se curity of th e wire le ss ne twork. If you r wire le ss a cce ss point or route r
supports WPA-Persona l a nd WPA2-Pe rson a l the n you shou ld e na ble it
on the a cce ss point a n d provide a long, stron g pa ssword. The sa m e
pa s s word e nte re d into a cce ss point n e e ds to be use d on this com puter
a nd a ll other wire le ss de vice s tha t a cce ss the wire le s s n e twork.
N OTE: WPA-Pe rsona l a n d WPA2-Persona l a re not
inte rope ra ble.
AES - CCMP - (Adva n ce d En cryption Sta nda rd - Cou n te r CBC-MAC
Protocol) It is the ne w m e thod for priva cy prote ction of wire le s s
tra n s m issions specifie d in the IEEE 8 0 2 .1 1i sta nda rd. AES -CCMP
provide s a stronge r e n cryption m e thod tha n TKIP. Ch oose AES-CCMP a s
th e da ta e ncryption m e thod wh e n e ve r stron g da ta prote ction is
im porta nt.
N OTE: Som e se curity solutions m a y n ot be s u pporte d by