Cisco DPC2420 User Manual page 104

Chapter 3 Configuring the DOCSIS Residential Gateway
Field Name
Network
Authentication
WPA/WPA2
Encryption
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Description
Network Authentication allows only authorized users to gain
access to your wireless network. Only users with an authorized
user name, password, or pre-shared key are allowed access to the
wireless network.
Select from the following Network Authentication protocols:

Primary Network

WPA

WPA-PSK

WPA2

WPA2-PSK
Note: Network Authentication restricts access to your wireless
network to only authorized computers or users. Authentication
does not protect the data you send over the wireless network
connection. You must enable encryption to protect data that is
transmitted over your wireless network.
Allows you to select a WPA/WPA2 security method. The factory
default security is WPA-PSK.

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) data encryption is
automatically enabled when WPA and WPA-PSK network
authentication is enabled. (factory default)

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)

TKIP-AES
Note: Select TKIP-AES only if your client adapter supports this
mode. Contact your service provider for assistance.
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