SMC Networks SMC7904WBRB, SMC7904WBRA manual Wpa

ADVANCED SETUP

Note that WEP protects data transmitted between wireless nodes, but does not protect any transmissions over your wired network or over the Internet.

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) combines temporal key integrity protocol (TKIP) and 802.1X mechanisms. It provides dynamic key encryption and 802.1X authentication service.

Parameter Description

Cypher suite Authentication

Pre-shared key type Pre-shared Key

Group Key

Re_Keying

The security mechanism used in WPA for encryption.

Choose 802.1X or Pre-shared Key to use as the authentication method.

•802.1X: for the enterprise network with a RADIUS server.

•Pre-shared key: for the SOHO network environment without an authentication server.

Select the key type to be used in the Pre-shared Key. Type in the key here.

The period of renewing broadcast/multicast key.

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