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ONFIGURING THE
WPA
WPA addresses all known vulnerabilities in WEP, the original, less secure
40 or 104-bit encryption scheme in the IEEE 802.11 standard. WPA also
provides user authentication, since WEP lacks any means of
authentication. Designed to secure present and future versions of IEEE
802.11 devices, WPA is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i specification.
WPA replaces WEP with a strong new encryption technology called
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) with Message Integrity Check
(MIC). It also provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either
IEEE 802.1X/Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication
or pre-shared key (PSK) technology. The passphrase can consist of up to
32 alphanumeric characters.
WPA2
Launched in September 2004 by the Wi-Fi Alliance, WPA2 is the certified
interoperable version of the full IEEE 802.11i specification which was
ratified in June 2004. Like WPA, WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1X/EAP
authentication or PSK technology. It also includes a new advanced
encryption mechanism using the Counter-Mode/CBC-MAC Protocol
(CCMP) called the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
WPA and WPA2 Mode Types
Enterprise Mode
SOHO Mode
Click Save Settings to proceed, or Cancel to change your settings.
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ARRICADE
WPA
Authentication:
IEEE 802.1X/EAP
Encryption:
TKIP/MIC
Authentication:
PSK
Encryption:
TKIP/MIC
WPA2
Authentication:
IEEE 802.1X/EAP
Encryption:
AES-CCMP
Authentication:
PSK
Encryption:
AES-CCMP