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Chapter 4 Configuration Page 30
 Shared Key: Encryption strength and key are required.
 WPA-PSK: No need for specific authentication server. In this so-called WPA Pre-Shared
Key, all you have to do is just pre-enter a key in each WLAN node and this is the common
way to be adopted in large and middle enterprise as well as residential network.
 WPA2-PSK: Only all the clients support WPA2, can it be available. If it is selected, the
data encryption type must be AES and the passphrase is required.
 WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK: It provides options of WPA (TKIP) or WPA2 (AES) encryption for
the client. If it is selected, the data encryption must be TKIP + AES and the WPA
passphrase is required.
Data Encryption
Select your desired authentication and enter the encryption keys. STA and bridge must use the
same keys. By default, it is set to “
None”.
 64 bit: 10 Hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F)
 128 bit: 26 Hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F)
 152 bit: 32 Hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F)
 TKIP: It will be automatically enabled if WPA-PSK authentication is selected.
 AES: It will be automatically enabled if WPA2-PSK authentication is selected.
 AES & TKIP: It allows for backwards compatibility with devices using TKIP.
Security Encryption Keys
 Passphrase: Enter a passphrase and click “
Generate Keys” button. You can also enter
keys manually. These keys must match the ones of other wireless stations or bridges.
Only 8 to 63 characters can be entered.
 Key1~Key4: Select the key to be used as the default one and data transmissions are
always encrypted using this default key. The other keys are only used to decrypt received
data.