WPA-PSK– It is a special mode designed for home and small business users

 

who do not have access to network authentication servers. In this mode,

 

known as Pre-Shared Key, the user manually enters the starting password in

 

their access point or gateway, as well as in each wireless station in the

 

network. WPA-PSK takes over automatically from that point, keeping

 

unauthorized users that don't have the matching password from joining the

 

network, while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices.

 

WPA2 – Like WPA, WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1x/EAP authentications or PSK

 

technology. It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the

 

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES is required to the corporate user

 

or government users. The difference between WPA and WPA2 is that WPA2

 

provides data encryption via the AES. In contrast, WPA uses Temporal Key

 

Integrity Protocol (TKIP).

 

WPA2-PSK – WPA2-PSK is also for home and small business. The difference

 

between WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK is that WPA2-PSK provides data

 

encryption via the AES. In contrast, WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity

 

Protocol (TKIP).

Use 802.1x

Enable 802.1x wireless authentication. Please click ‘802.1x Setting’ button to

 

set 802.1x parameters. (See next section).

Encryption Mode

None – Disable the encryption mode.

 

WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you

 

have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys.

 

TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key

 

every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a

 

network.) This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security.

 

AES – AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and

 

authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined

 

by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the wireless network.

 

Note: All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to

 

ensure the communication.

WPA Pre-Shared Key

The WPA-PSK key can be from 8 to 64 characters and can be letters or

 

numbers. This same key must be used on all of the wireless stations in the

 

network.

WEP Key

The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network.

(Key1 ~ Key4)

There are two types of key length: 64-bit and 128-bit. Select the default