Appendix B

Authentication methods

Open system

Wireless devices are allowed to access the network without any authentication.

Shared key

A secret pre-determined key is shared by all devices that will access the wireless network. The Brother wireless printer uses a WEP key as the pre-determined key.

WPA-PSK

Enables a Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-shared key (WPA-PSK), which enables the Brother wireless printer to associate with access points using TKIP or AES for WPA-PSK.

WPA2-PSK

Enables a Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-shared key (WPA2-PSK), which enables the Brother wireless printer to associate with access points using AES for WPA2-PSK (WPA-Personal).

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Enables a Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-shared key (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK), which enables the Brother

 

wireless printer to associate with access points using TKIP for WPA-PSK, or AES for WPA-PSK and

 

WPA2-PSK (WPA-Personal).

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Encryption methods

None

No encryption method is used.

WEP

When using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), the data is transmitted and received with a secure key.

TKIP

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides per-packet key mixing, a message integrity check and rekeying mechanism.

AES

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is the Wi-Fi®authorized strong encryption standard.

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