Encryption is used to secure the data that is sent over the wireless network. The Brother machine supports the following encryption methods:
WEP
By using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), the data is transmitted and received with a secure key.
TKIP
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides
AES
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is
CKIP
The original Key Integrity Protocol for LEAP by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Network keyThere are some rules for each security method:
Open system/Shared key with WEP
This key is a
•64 (40) bit ASCII:
Uses 5 text characters. e.g.“WSLAN” (this is case sensitive).
•64 (40) bit hexadecimal:
Uses 10 digits of hexadecimal data. e.g.“71f2234aba”.
•128 (104) bit ASCII:
Uses 13 text characters. e.g.“Wirelesscomms” (this is case sensitive).
•128 (104) bit hexadecimal:
Uses 26 digits of hexadecimal data. e.g.“71f2234ab56cd709e5412aa2ba”.
Uses a
LEAP
Uses User ID and Password.
•User ID: less than 64 characters in length.
•Password: less than 32 characters in length.
Uses User ID and Password.
•User ID: less than 64 characters in length.
•Password: less than 32 characters in length.
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