Cisco DPC2425 User Manual page 81

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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