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Wi-Fi P r ot ec t ed Access (WPA / WP A2)
WPA was cr ea t ed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to address the limitations and weaknesses found in WEP. This protocol is mainly based on the 802.11i
standar d . There are also two variations found in WPA called WPA-Personal (PSK) and W P A -En t er pr ise (EAP).
WPA-EAP requires the user to install a Radius S er v er on the network for authentication.
WPA-Personal does not require the user to install a Radius S er v er on the net w or k .
Comparing WPA-PSK with WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK is seen as a weaker authentication but comparing WPA-PSK to WEP, WPA-PSK is far more secure
than WEP. WPA-EAP is the highest level of wireless security a user can use for wireless t oday .
WPA2 is an upgrade of WPA. WPA2 yet again solves some possible security issues found in WPA. WPA2 has two variations called W P A2-P ersonal
(PSK) and W P A2-En t er pr ise (EAP) which is the same as found with W P A.
WPA Mode:
Cipher T ype:
Group Key Upda t e:
Pass P hr ase:
When WPA-Personal is selec t ed for Authentication t ype ,
you must also selec t a WPA mode from the drop-down
m en u : AUTO (WPA or WPA2), WPA2 On l y , or WPA O nly .
WPA and WPA2 use different algorithms . AUTO (WPA or
WPA2) allows you to use both WPA and W P A2.
W hen y ou selec t W P A -P ersonal , y ou must also selec t A UT O ,
AES, or TKIP from the pull down menu .
S elec t the in t er v al dur ing which the g r oup key will be valid .
The default value of 1800 is r ec ommended .
W hen y ou selec t W P A -P ersonal , please en t er a Pass P hr ase
in the corresponding field .