NETGEAR WAC730 Reference Manual page 40

ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 WAC730
Configure WPA With RADIUS and WPA & WPA2 With RADIUS
WPA and WPA & WPA2 security requires RADIUS-based 802.1x authentication, so you also
must define RADIUS server settings. For information about RADIUS servers, see
RADIUS Server Settings
The selections that are available from the Data Encryption menu depend on the type of
WPA authentication that you select from the Network Authentication menu and are shown
in the following table.
Setting Descriptions
AES Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the standard encryption method used with WPA2.
Note: Although some wireless clients might support AES with WPA, the WAC720 and WAC730
wireless access points do not support WPA with AES.
TKIP + AES The TKIP + AES encryption method is supported both for WPA and WPA2. Broadcast packets
use TKIP. For unicast (point-to-point) transmissions, WPA clients use TKIP, and WPA2 clients
use AES. For the WPA & WPA2 mixed mode, TKIP + AES is the only supported data encryption
method.
Configure WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK
WPA-PSK, WPA-PSK, and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK authentication use a pre-shared key
(PSK, also called a passphrase or a network key) and do not require authentication from a
RADIUS server.
The selections that are available from the Data Encryption menu depend on the type of
WPA-PSK authentication that you select from the Network Authentication menu and are
shown in the following table.
Setting Descriptions
Data Encryption AES
TKIP + AES TKIP + AES supports both WPA and WPA2. Broadcast packets use TKIP. For
on page 41.
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the standard encryption method used
with WPA2.
Note: Although some wireless clients might support AES with WPA, the
WAC720 and WAC730 wireless access points do not support WPA with AES.
unicast (point-to-point) transmissions, WPA clients use TKIP, and WPA2
clients use AES.
For the WPA & WPA2 mixed mode, TKIP + AES is the only supported data
encryption method.
Wireless Configuration and Security
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