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Section 3 | Configuration |
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Field | Description |
| 3) |
(continued) | concurrently, to support devices with mixed capabilities. |
| 4) |
| needed for backward compatibility. WEP Encryption is |
| enabled separately from WPA Encryption (below). |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: Disabled |
| RECOMMENDED SETTING: Enabled |
WPA | Sets the encryption method(s) to be used with WPA, WPA2, WPA- |
Encryption: | PSK, or |
(RECOMMENDED) | • Selecting TKIP engages Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. |
| • Selecting AES engages Advanced Encryption Standard. |
| • Selecting TKIP + AES allows the WR850 to support a mix of |
| devices using these two encryption methods. |
| NOTE: WPA Encryption is greyed out and unchangeable unless WPA, |
| WPA2, |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: TKIP |
| RECOMMENDED SETTING: TKIP + AES |
WPA Pass | Sets the pass phrase (or |
Phrase: | generate encryption keys, with |
(RECOMMENDED) | authentication. The entered pass phrase must be: |
| • between 8 and 63 alphanumeric characters, or |
| • exactly 64 hexadecimal digits |
| A WPA Pass Phrase of at least 20 characters is strongly |
| recommended, for stronger security. |
| For security reasons, the pass phrase is not immediately readable, |
| while it is being entered. After you apply your changes to the |
| SECURITY Page (i.e., by clicking the Apply button at the bottom of |
| the page), you can use the Show button to the right of this field to |
| review the entered value. |
| This will allow you to recall your WPA Pass Phrase and enter it into |
| the wireless devices with which the WR850 will communicate. |
| NOTE: A WPA Pass Phrase cannot be entered unless |
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| FACTORY DEFAULT: (blank) |
| RECOMMENDED SETTING: A Pass Phrase of at least 20 characters |
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WR850 |