WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
Wi-Fi Protected Access was designed to provide improved data encryption, perceived as weak in WEP, and to provide user authentication, largely nonexistent in WEP.
For most small networks, such as in a small business or home-based enterprise, WPA is the easiest way to obtain effective network security. Of the three options in WPA, PSK String is the easiest to implement.
Figure 3-7. WPA configuration window
Group Key Interval: time (in seconds) after which the Group Key is changed automatically (1-99999).
802.1X
IP address of the RADIUS server, Port number, and Secret (password) can be obtained from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
PSK HEX
PSK (Pre-Shared Key) Hex is a hexadecimal value 1-32 characters in length.
PSK String
PSK (Pre-Shared Key) is an alphanumeric value 1-63 characters in length.
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