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D-Link Unified Access Point Administrator's Guide
When to Use WPA Personal
Wi-Fi Protected Access Personal Pre-Shared Key (PSK) is an implementation of the Wi-Fi
Alliance IEEE
mode offers the same encryption algorithms as WPA 2 with RADIUS but without the ability to
integrate a RADIUS server for user authentication.
This security mode is backwards-compatible for wireless clients that support only the original
WPA.
Key Management
WPA Personal provides
dynamically-generated keys
that are periodically refreshed.
There are different
keys for each station.
Recommendations
WPA Personal is not recommended for use with the Unified Access Point when WPA
Enterprise is an option.
We recommend that you use WPA Enterprise mode instead, unless you have interoperability
issues that prevent you from using this mode. For example, some devices on your network
might not support WPA or WPA2 with
servers or other small client devices with very limited space for implementation might not
support RADIUS. For such cases, we recommend that you use WPA Personal.
When to Use WPA Enterprise
Wi-Fi Protected Access Enterprise with
IEEE 802.11i
requires the use of a RADIUS server to authenticate users. On the Unified Access Point, WPA
Enterprise provides the best security available for wireless networks.
This security mode also provides backwards-compatibility for wireless clients that support
only the original WPA.
Key Management
WPA Enterprise mode provides
dynamically-generated keys
that are periodically refreshed.
There are different
keys for each station.
Recommendations
WPA Enterprise mode is the recommended mode. The
algorithms used with WPA modes are far superior to the
or IEEE 802.1X modes. Therefore,
All WPA modes allow you to use these encryption schemes, so WPA security modes are
recommended above the other modes when using WPA is an option.
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802.11i standard, which includes AES-CCMP and
Encryption Algorithms
TKIP
AES-CCMP
Unicast
standard, which includes
Encryption Algorithms
TKIP
AES-CCMP
Unicast
AES-CCMP
EAP talking to a RADIUS
RADIUS is an implementation of the Wi-Fi Alliance
AES-CCMP and TKIP mechanisms. This mode
AES-CCMP
RC4 algorithm used for Static
or TKIP should be used whenever possible.
TKIP mechanisms. This
User Authentication
The use of a PSK provides user
authentication similar to that of
shared keys in WEP.
server. Embedded printer
User Authentication
RADIUS
and TKIP encryption
WEP