Weidmuller IE-WL-BL-AP-CL User Manual page 28

Wi-Fi device IE-WL-BL-AP-CL
ASCII
Key length
Setting
64 bits
128 bits
Key index
Setting
1-4
WEP key 1-4
Setting
ASCII type:
64 bits: 5 chars
128 bits: 13chars
HEX type:
64 bits: 10 hex chars
128 bits: 26 hex chars
WPA/WPA2-Personal
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA2 provide significant improvements over the WEP encryption method.
WPA is a security standard based on 802.11i draft 3, while WPA2 is based on the fully ratified version of 802.11i.
The initial vector is transmitted, encrypted, and enhanced with its 48 bits, twice as long as WEP. The key is
regularly changed so that true session is secured.
Even though AES encryption is only included in the WPA2 standard, it is widely available in the WPA security
mode of some wireless APs and clients as well. The IE-WL-BL-AP-CL also supports AES algorithms in WPA and
WPA2 for better compatibility.
Personal versions of WPA/WPA2, also known as WPA/WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key), provide a simple way of
encrypting a wireless connection for high confidentiality. A passphrase is used as a basis for encryption
methods (or cipher types) in a WLAN connection. The passphrases should be complicated and as long as
possible. There must be at least 8 ASCII characters in the Passphrase, and it could go up to 63. For security
reasons, this passphrase should only be disclosed to users who need it, and it should be changed regularly.
WPA type
Setting
Personal
Enterprise
Encryption method
Setting
TKIP**
AES
Mixed*
Specifies WEP keys in ASCII form
Description
Uses 40-bit secret keys with 24-bit initialization vector
Uses 104-bit secret key with 24-bit initialization vector
Description
Specifies which WEP key is used
Description
A string that can be used as a WEP seed for the RC4 encryption
engine.
Description
Provides Pre-Shared Key-enabled WPA and WPA2
Provides enterprise-level security for WPA and WPA2
Description
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol is enabled
Advance Encryption System is enabled
Provides TKIP broadcast key and TKIP+AES unicast key for
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Web Console Configuration
Factory Default
64 bits
Factory Default
1
Factory Default
None
Factory Default
Personal
Factory Default
AES