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5.2.3 More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK)
The WPA- PSK security m ode provides bot h im pr oved data encrypt ion and user aut hent icat ion over
WEP. Using a Pre- Shared Key ( PSK) , both t he LTE Device and t he connect ing client share a com m on
passw ord in order t o validate t he connect ion. This t ype of encrypt ion, while robust, is not as st r ong
as WPA, WPA2 or ev en WPA2 - PSK. Th e WPA2 - PSK secu r it y m ode is a n ew er, m or e r obu st v er sion of
the WPA encrypt ion st andard. I t offers slight ly bett er securit y, although t he use of PSK m akes it
less robust than it could be.
Click N et w ork Set t ings > W ir e less t o display t he General screen. Select M or e Secur e as the
securit y level. Then select W PA- PSK or W PA2 - PSK from the Securit y Mode list .
Figure 23 Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2) - PSK
The following t able describes t he labels in t his screen.
Table 10 Wireless > General: WPA(2) - PSK
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Securit y Level Select Mor e Secur e t o enable WPA( 2) - PSK dat a encrypt ion.
Securit y Mode Select W PA- PSK or W PA2 - PSK from the drop- dow n list box.
Pre- Shared Key The encryption m echanism s used for W PA/ W PA2 and W PA- PSK/ W PA2 - PSK
are t he sam e. The only difference between the tw o is t hat W PA- PSK/ W PA2 -
PSK uses a sim ple com m on password, instead of user-specific cr edent ials.
Type a pre- shared key from 8 t o 63 case-sensit ive ASCI I charact ers or 64
hexidecim al digit s.
m ore.../ hide
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Click m or e ... t o show m ore fields in t his section. Click hide m ore t o hide t hem .