D-Link DWA-140 manual WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access, PSK String

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.

Enter the appropriate values, then click Apply.

Important Note: If encryption of any kind, at any level is applied to the Router, all devices on the network must comply with all security measures.

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