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7.3.3 WPA Pre-shared key

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared

key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or

CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be

broken by hackers. This can improve security very much.

Parameters Description

WPA (TKIP) TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the

wireless LAN security.

WPA2 (AES) This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently. AES can

provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security.

WPA2 Mixed This will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer

automatically.

Pre-shared Key Format You may select to select Passphrase (alphanumeric format) or

Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the

Pre-shared Key. For example: Passphrase: iamguest

Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde

Pre-shared Key The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data

transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the

rules below. Hex WEP: input 64-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f”

and “0-9” range) or at least 8 character pass phrase as the

pre-shared keys.