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HP Deskjet 6800 series printer

Authentication type	Description	Benefits	Limitations
	Devices use a	Convenient to use in	All devices must
	shared master
	secret to identify	conjunction with	have the key.
Shared Key	themselves as	WEP, since a WEP	The shared key
		key can serve as the
	authorized	shared	does not change
	members of the	authentication key.	automatically.
	network.
	Devices use a	The pre-shared key
	single pre-shared	and the encryption
	key (PSK) to	keys are not
	identify	identical.
WPA/PSK	themselves as	Allows smaller	All devices must
	authorized	networks to use	have the key.
	members of the	WPA without the
	network and to	need for an
	generate an	authorization
	encryption key.	server.

Encryption

Definition

Encryption involves using a password to encode data sent over a wireless network in order to make the data unintelligible to eavesdroppers. Only devices that know the password can decode the data.

Types of encryption

The printer supports four types of encryption. Each type of encryption has its benefits and limitations.

Encryption type	Description	Benefits	Limitations
	Devices on a	Least complicated	Provides no
Open System	network do not		protection against
		strategy.
	encrypt data.		eavesdroppers.

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