SATO WS408DT Technical Manual page 73

4 SATO WS4 Printer Utility
Property Name
WEP
WEP Key Index
WEP Input Type
WEP Key 1-4
WPA Encryption
WPA Pre-Shared Key
Description
WPA2-Enterprise WPA2-Enterprise includes
all features of WPA-Enterprise, but it uses AES
encryption to enhance security.
ON Turn on WEP encryption.
OFF Turn off WEP encryption.
The default key of WEP. You can set four keys
and choose one of them as the default.
The type of your WEP key.
ASCII If your key is generated in ASCII, select
this. ASCII includes the English alphabet,
numbers and punctuation symbols.
HEX If your key is generated in hexadecimal
(HEX), select this. HEX includes the numbers 0
to 9 and the letters A to F.
You can store four WEP keys.
It shows encryption methods depending on
your network authentication.
AUTO It allows the access point to use either
TKIP or AES encryption.
TKIP It is available for WPA-Personal and
WPA-Enterprise. TKIP stands for Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol. It is part of 802.11i standard
of Wireless LAN. It enhances the security of
WEP. TKIP uses 128-bit encryption. It
dynamically changes keys for each packet using
a rekeying mechanism, providing a strong
protection against attackers.
AES It is available for WPA2-Personal and
WPA2-Enterprise. AES stands for Advanced
Encryption Standard. It uses a serial of
mathematical operations that repeatedly
rearrange data to encrypt it.
Note
802.11n can only use AES encryption.
It is a key shared between two parties that use
a secure channel for communication. Anyone
who knows the key can access the network.
The length can be 1-63 alphanumeric
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