SMC Networks BLW-54MF manual Authentication Protocol. a protocol that acts as a framework

2	PSK/EAP PSK – Short for Pre-shared Key. It is the use of secret
	passwords or encryption keys that are entered into both sides of the
	message exchange ahead of time. Pre-shared keys (PSK) are typed
	into the clients and servers (authentication servers, access points, etc.)
	or entered via floppy, CD-ROM or smart card. Contrast with "server-
	based keys," in which one side generates a key and sends it to the other
	side during the authentication session. EAP – Short for Extensible
	Authentication Protocol. A protocol that acts as a framework and
	transport for other authentication protocols. EAP uses its own start and
	end messages, but then carries any number of third-party messages
	between the client (supplicant) and access control node such as an access
	point in a wireless network.
	Cipher Type TKIP –It is short for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol.
	TKIP scrambles the key using a hashing algorithm and, by adding an
	integrity-checking feature, ensures that the keys haven t been tampered
	with. AES – Short for Advanced Encryption Standard, a symmetric
	128-bit block data encryption technique. It works at multiple network
	layers simultaneously and has a fixed block size of 128-bits and a key
	size of 128, 192, or 256-bits.
	Passphrase Passphrase (also called a shared secret) that must be
	entered in both the wireless access point and the WPA clients
	(computers). The WPA pre-shared key should be a random sequence of
	either keyboard characters (upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and
	punctuation). You have to enter the same Passphrase or Hexadecimal key
	into both your access points and computers but the length requirement is
	changed. The more random your WPA pre-shared key, the safer it is to
	use.
	Confirmed Passphrase Please enter the Passphrase you just key in
	again for confirmation.
	RADIUS Server RADIUS is short for Remote Authentication
	Dial-In User Service, an authentication and accounting system used by
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