Wireless Configuration and Security
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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP620
Configure WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK
WPA-PSK, WPA-PSK, and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK authentication use a pre-shared key
(PSK, also called a passphrase or a network key) and do not require authentication from a
RADIUS server.
The selections that are available from the Data Encryption drop-down list depend on the type
of WPA-PSK authentication that you select from the Network Authentication drop-down list
and are shown in the table that follows the figures.
•WPA-PSK
Figure 27.
•WPA2-PSK
Figure 28.
Table 12. Settings for WPA with RADIUS, WPA2 with RADIUS, and WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS
Setting Descriptions
TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) is the standard encryption method used with WPA. You
can also use TKIP with WPA2.
Note: TKIP provides only legacy (slower) rates of operation. NETGEAR recommends WPA2
authentication with AES encryption if you want to use the 11n rates and speed.
AES Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the standard encryption method used with WPA2.
Note: Although some wireless clients might support AES with WPA, the WNDAP620 wireless
access point does not support WPA with AES.
TKIP + AES The TKIP + AES encryption method is supported both for WPA and WPA2. Broadcast packets
use TKIP. For unicast (point-to-point) transmissions, WPA clients use TKIP, and WPA2 clients
use AES. For the WPA & WPA2 mixed mode, TKIP + AES is the only supported data encryption
method.