Edimax Technology BR-6218Mg user manual 3.4 WPA/WPA2 Pre-shared key, Wpatkip, WPA2AES

2.4.3.4 WPA/WPA2 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.

Parameter	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.
Key Setting	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. At least 8
	characters pass phrase as the pre-shared keys.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)

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