SMC Networks 2.4GHz/5GHz manual System Configuration

System Configuration

•TKIP: TKIP provides data encryption enhancements including per-packet key hashing (that is, changing the encryption key on each packet), a message integrity check, an extended initialization vector with sequencing rules, and a re-keying mechanism.

•AES: AES has been designated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology as the successor to the Data Encryption Standard (DES) encryption algorithm, and will be used by the U.S. government for encrypting all sensitive, nonclassified information. Because of its strength, and resistance to attack, AES is also being incorporated as part of the 802.11 standard.

WPA Pre-Shared Key Type – If the WPA pre-shared-key mode is used, all wireless clients must be configured with the same key to communicate with the access point.

•Hexadecimal: Enter a key as a string of 64 hexadecimal numbers.

•Alphanumeric: Enter a key as an easy-to-remember form of letters and numbers. The string must be from 8 to 63 characters, which can include spaces.

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