SMC Networks SMCWBR14T-G manual Wpa, WPA and WPA2 Mode Types

CONFIGURING THE BARRICADE

WPA

WPA addresses all known vulnerabilities in WEP, the original, less secure 40 or 104-bit encryption scheme in the IEEE 802.11 standard. WPA also provides user authentication, since WEP lacks any means of authentication. Designed to secure present and future versions of IEEE 802.11 devices, WPA is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i specification.

WPA replaces WEP with a strong new encryption technology called Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) with Message Integrity Check (MIC). It also provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802.1X/Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication or pre-shared key (PSK) technology. The passphrase can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

WPA2

Launched in September 2004 by the Wi-Fi Alliance, WPA2 is the certified interoperable version of the full IEEE 802.11i specification which was ratified in June 2004. Like WPA, WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1X/EAP authentication or PSK technology. It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the Counter-Mode/CBC-MAC Protocol (CCMP) called the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

WPA and WPA2 Mode Types

	WPA	WPA2
Enterprise Mode	Authentication:	Authentication:
	IEEE 802.1X/EAP	IEEE 802.1X/EAP
	Encryption:	Encryption:
	TKIP/MIC	AES-CCMP
SOHO Mode	Authentication:	Authentication:
	PSK	PSK
	Encryption:	Encryption:
	TKIP/MIC	AES-CCMP

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