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Wi-Fi Protected Access is a standards-based, interoperable
security enhancement that strongly increases the level of data
protection and access control for existing and future wireless LAN
systems. It will be forward-compatible with the IEEE 802.11i
standard. WPA employs a combination of several technologies to
provide an enhanced security solution for 802.11 wireless
networks, including TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) for
data protection and 802.1x for authenticated key management.
WPA provides a simple operating mode that uses just a
pre-shared password for network access. The Pre-Shared Key
mode uses a common password for user authentication that is
manually entered on the access point and all wireless clients on
the network.
To use the WPA function, take the following steps:
1. Select Security Type, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK from the
drop-down menu.
2. Type in the WPA Passphrase (Pre-Shared Key: PSK).
3. Choose Encryption method for data protection of the
WPA-PSK.
4. Select ASCII or Hex in the Key Type field
5. Click Apply Change to allow the settings to take effect.
Note:
The WPA Passphrase character limit needs to be between
8-63 characters.
Manual Pre-Shared Key supports up to 64-Hex characters. If
there is no authentication server on your SOHO network, you can
issue the Pre-Shared Key to the adapter that is connected to the
access point. Be sure to use the same key for the wireless access
point and the connected adapter.
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