Specifications

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) combines Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)

and 802.1x mechanisms. It provides dynamic key encryption and 802.1x

authentication service. With TKIP, WPA uses 48-bit initialization vectors, calculates

an 8-byte message integrity code, and generates an encryption key periodically. For

authentication, it allows you to use 802.1x authentication for an environment with a

RADIUS server installed on your network. Selecting the Pre-shared Key enables

WPA to use the pre-shared key in a SOHO network.

See the description of the WPA settings below.

Field Default Parameter Description

Cypher suite TKIP One of the security mechanisms used by

WPA for frame body and CRC frame

encryption.

Authentication 802.1X Select the authentication mode:

802.1x It is for an enterprise network with a

RADIUS server installed.

Pre-shared Key It is for a SOHO network without any

authentication server installed.

Pre-shared key Passphrase

(8~63 characters) Select the key type: type

Passphrase Input 8~63 characters.

Hex Input 64 hexadecimal digits. (A hexadecimal

digit is a number or letter in the range 0-9

or A-F.)

Pre-shared Key None Specify in passphrase style or in 64-Hex

characters.

Group Key Disable The period of renewing broadcast/multicast

Re_Keying keys.