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Parameter

Description

 

 

Authentication

Type of authentication in use:

type

None: No authentication in use.

 

 

Open System (ad hoc and infrastructure): No authentication

 

Shared Key: WEP key is required.

 

WPA-PSK(infrastructure only): WPA with Pre-Shared Key.

 

Not applicable: This parameter does not apply to this network type.

 

Authentication verifies the identity of a user or device before granting access

 

to the network, making it more difficult for unauthorized users to access

 

network resources. This security method is common on wireless networks.

 

A network using Open System authentication does not screen network users

 

based on their identities. Any wireless user can have access from the network.

 

However, such a network might use WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

 

encryption to provide a first level of security against casual eavesdroppers.

 

A network using Shared Key authentication provides increased security by

 

requiring users or devices to identify themselves with a static key (a

 

hexadecimal or alphanumeric string). Every user or device on the network

 

shares the same key. WEP encryption is used along with shared key

 

authentication, using the same key for both authentication and encryption.

 

A network using server-based (WPA-PSK) authentication provides

 

significantly stronger security, and is supported in most wireless access

 

points and wireless routers. The access point or router verifies the identity of

 

a user or device requesting access to the network before granting that access.

 

Several different authentication protocols might be used on an authentication

 

server.

 

 

Encryption

The type of encryption in use on the network:

 

None: No encryption is in use.

 

64-bit WEP: A 5-character or 10-hex-digit WEP key is in use.

 

128-bit WEP: A 13-character or 26-hex-digit WEP key is in use.

 

WPA-AES: Advanced Encryption Standard encryption is in use. This is

 

an encryption algorithm for securing sensitive but unclassified material

 

by US Government agencies.

 

WPA-TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, an advanced encryption

 

protocol, is in use.

 

Automatic: AES or TKIP is in use.

 

Not applicable: This parameter does not apply to this network type.

 

WEP aims to provide security by encrypting data over radio waves so that it

 

is protected as it is transmitted from one end point to another. This security

 

method is common on wireless networks.

 

 

Access Point HW

The hardware address of the wireless router or access point on the network

Address

to which the HP All-in-One is connected:

 

(MAC address): The unique MAC (Media Access Control) hardware

 

address of the access point.

 

Not applicable: This parameter does not apply to this network type.

 

 

Total Packets

The number of packets transmitted by the HP All-in-One without error since

transmitted

it has been turned on. The counter clears after the HP All-in-One is turned

 

off. When a message is transmitted over a packet-switching network, it is

 

broken up into packets. Each packet contains the destination address as well

 

as the data.

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