Encore EN2HWI-N3 User Manual page 47

 Cipher Type: Select TKIP and AES as the cipher suite. The encryption algorithm used
to secure the data communication. TKIP. Use TKIP only. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol) provides per-packet key generation and is based on WEP. AES. Use AES only.
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a very secure block based encryption. Note
that, if the bridge uses the AES option, the bridge can associate with the access point
only if the access point is also set to use only AES. TKIP and AES. The bridge negotiates
the cipher type with the access point, and uses AES when available.
 Group Key Update Interval: Specify the number of seconds before the group key used
for broadcast and multicast data is changed.
 Pre-Shared Key: The key is entered as a pass-phrase of up to 63 alphanumeric
characters in ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) format at
both ends of the wireless connection. It cannot be shorter than eight characters, although
for proper security it needs to be of ample length and should not be a commonly known
phrase. This phrase is used to generate session keys that are unique for each wireless
client.
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To save configuration changes click the Apply button.
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