Siemens CCIC1410 configurationmanual Wpa-Psk, Algorithm, Pre-shared Key, WPA2-PSK

Configuration with the CCIC1410 Homepage

zWPA-PSK:

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) pre-shared key.

More secure than WEP; the Wi-Fi Alliance developed WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) in 2003 to address WEP’s weaknesses. Improvements include TKIP, which changes the encryption key for each data transmission.

–Algorithm

Choose one of the following algorithms for WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK modes.

ÎTKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol):

A security protocol used in the IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. TKIP is a “wrapper” that goes around the existing WEP encryption. TKIP comprises the same encryption engine and RC4 algorithm defined for WEP. However, the key used for encryption in TKIP is 128 bits long. This solves the first problem of WEP: a too-short key length. (From Wikipedia)

ÎAES (Advanced Encryption Standard):

In cryptography, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known as Rijndael, is a block cipher adopted as an encryption standard by the U.S. government. As of 2006, AES is one of the most popular algorithms used in symmetric key cryptography. (From Wikipedia)

–Pre-shared Key

Enter a key in ASCII format. The length of the key is 8 – 63.

NOTE

When 22(“), 3C(<) or 3E(>) are input in the network key, the key format cannot be changed to ASCII format.

zWPA2-PSK:

WPA2 pre-shared key. The advanced protocol, certified through Wi-Fi Alliance’s WPA2 program, implements the mandatory elements of 802.11i. In particular, it introduces a new AES-based algorithm, CCMP, that is considered fully secure.

NOTE

After wireless configurations are completed, click Save and the camera will reboot. Wait until the live. image is reloaded to your browser. For SIEMENS CCIC1410-LAW cameras, you have to unplug the power cable and Ethernet cable from the camera; then re-plug the power cable to the camera. The camera will switch to wireless mode.

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