Paxar 9825 operating instructions S i c S e c u r i t y C o n f i g u r a t i o n s

B a s i c S e c u r i t y C o n f i g u r a t i o n s

There are two main decisions to be made when choosing wireless security: encryption method and authentication protocol. The encryption method determines the algorithm used to encrypt the message. The authentication type specifies how users are identified and verified on a network. Is the device seeking connection what (and who) it claims to be?

Select an Encryption Method from the following table:

Encryption Method

Type	Algorithm	Size	Description
		(bits)
WEP	RC 4	64/128	This is the 64 or 128 bit WEP Key that
			must match other nodes’ encryption keys
			in order to communicate. The user can
			only define 10 hex characters (40 bits) for
			64 bit WEP or 26 characters (104 bits) for
			128 bit WEP.
WPA	RC 4	64/128	Improves on WEP by using TKIP*
			(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol), which
			dynamically changes the encryption key
			and MIC (Message Integrity Code), which
			replaces CRC.
WPA 2	AES	128	Improves on WPA by replacing RC 4 with
			AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) for
			encryption. The user can only define 26
			characters (104 bits) for 128 bit
			WPA 2.

*Dynamic WEP cannot be selected directly, so select 128 for the encryption mode and select an authentication mode from one of the following: LEAP, PEAP, EAP-FAST, TLS, or TTLS.

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