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