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7.2.3 More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK)

The WPA- PSK securit y m ode provides bot h im proved dat a encrypt ion and user aut hent icat ion over
WEP . Using a Pre- Shared Key ( PSK) , bot h t he Device and t he connect ing client share a com m on
password in order t o validat e t he connect ion. This t ype of encrypt ion, while robust , is not as st rong
as WPA, WPA2 or even WPA2- PSK. The WPA2- PSK securit y m ode is a newer, m ore robust version of
t he WPA encrypt ion st andard. I t offers slight ly bet t er securit y, alt hough t he use of PSK m akes it
less robust t han it could be.
Click N e t w or k Se t t in g > W ir e le ss t o display t he Ge ne r a l screen. Select M or e Se cu r e as t he
securit y level. Then select W PA- PSK or W PA2 - PSK from t he Se cur it y M ode list .
Figure 32 Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA( 2) - PSK
The following t able describes t he labels in t his screen.
Table 18 Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA( 2) - PSK
LABEL
Securit y Level
Securit y Mode
Generat e
password
aut om at ically
Password
m ore.../ less
WPA- PSK
Com pat ible
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DESCRIPTION
Select M or e Se cu r e t o enable WPA( 2) - PSK dat a encrypt ion.
Select W PA- PSK or W PA2 - PSK from t he drop- down list box.
Select t his opt ion t o have t he Device aut om at ically generat e a password. The password field
will not be configurable when you select t his opt ion.
The encrypt ion m echanism s used for WPA( 2) and WPA( 2) - PSK are t he sam e. The only
difference bet ween t he t wo is t hat WPA( 2) - PSK uses a sim ple com m on password, inst ead of
user- specific credent ials.
I f you did not select Ge n e r a t e pa ssw or d a ut om a t ica lly, you can m anually t ype a pre-
shared key from 8 t o 64 case- sensit ive keyboard charact ers.
Click m or e ... t o show m ore fields in t his sect ion. Click le ss t o hide t hem .
This field appears when you choose W PA- PSK2 as t he Se cu r it y M ode .
Check t his field t o allow wireless devices using W PA- PSK securit y m ode t o connect t o your
Device. The Device support s WPA- PSK and WPA2- PSK sim ult aneously.
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