Specifications

Encryption
FRITZ!Box 60
Encryption
The most important security setting is encryption.
FRITZ!Box supports the security mechanisms WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and
WPA2 as follows:
 As part of the WEP mechanism a static key is deter-
mined to serve for the encryption of the user data. The
key must also be entered in the WLAN settings of the
WLAN clients.
 The WPA and WPA2 mechanisms provide for authenti-
cation while the connection is being established. For
this a WPA password must be defined.
When WPA is selected, the TKIP encryption method is used
to encrypt the user data. In WPA2 the AES-CCMP encryption
method is used.
The security mechanis selected must also be supported by
your WLAN adapter.
The user data are encrypted using an automatically gener-
ated key. This key is regenerated at regular intervals.
The WPA password used may be 8 to 63 characters in
length. For increased security, however, the password
should be at least 20 characters long. Use numerals, letters
and special characters and combine capitals and lower-
case letters.
Encryption Configured in the Factory Settings
In the FRITZ!Box a combined encryption “WPA + WPA2” with
the TKIP/AES-CCMP encryption method is preconfigured.
This setting allows you to use WLAN adapters that support
WPA (TKIP) or WPA2 (AES-CCMP) or both methods.
It is advisable to change the preconfigured WLAN key as
soon as possible. Changes to the settings can be config-
ured on the FRITZ!Box user interface.
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