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Authentication and encryption for wireless users only
Authentication method
The Brother machine supports the following methods:
Open system
Wireless devices are allowed to access the network without any authentication.
Shared key
A secret
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
Enables a
LEAP
Cisco® LEAP (Light Extensible Authentication Protocol) has been developed by Cisco Systems, Inc. and enables the Brother wireless product to associate with access points using CKIP and CMIC encryptions.
Encryption methods
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.
CMIC
CMIC (Cisco Message Integrity Check) is the message integrity check mechanism for LEAP by Cisco Systems, Inc.