Options Related To: Enabling Wireless Encryption Methods - Motorola WR850GP User Manual

Section 3

Options related to: ENABLING WIRELESS ENCRYPTION METHODS

Field
Sets the encryption method(s) to be used with WPA, WPA2, WPA-
WPA
PSK, or WPA2-PSK authentication.
Encryption:
(RECOMMENDED)
FACTORY DEFAULT:
WPA Pass Sets the pass phrase (or Pre-Shared Key) that will be used to
Phrase: generate encryption keys, with WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
authentication. The entered pass phrase must be:
(RECOMMENDED)
A WPA Pass Phrase of at least 20 characters is strongly
recommended, for stronger security.
For security reasons, the pass phrase is not immediately readable
while it is being entered. After you apply your changes to the
SECURITY Page (i.e., by clicking the Apply button at the bottom of
the page), you can use the Show button to the right of this field to
review the entered value.
This will allow you to recall your WPA Pass Phrase and enter it into
the wireless devices with which the WR850 will communicate.
FACTORY DEFAULT:
3-64
• Selecting TKIP engages Temporal Key Integrity Protocol.
• Selecting AES engages Advanced Encryption Standard.
• Selecting TKIP + AES allows the WR850 to support a mix of
devices using these two encryption methods.
NOTE: WPA Encryption is greyed out and unchangeable unless WPA,
WPA2, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK is Enabled.
TKIP
• between 8 and 63 alphanumeric characters, or
• exactly 64 hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F).
NOTE: A WPA Pass Phrase cannot be entered unless WPA-PSK or
WPA2-PSK is Enabled.
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Description
Configuration
WR850