Authentication Methods; Encryption Methods - Brother DCP-750CW Network User's Manual

options. Please refer to the information below to see which authentication and encryption methods your
Brother wireless device supports.

Authentication methods

The Brother machine supports the following methods:
Open system
Wireless devices are allowed access the network without any authentication.
Shared key
A secret pre-determined key is shared by all devices that will access the wireless network.
The Brother machine uses the WEP keys as the pre-determined key.
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
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Enables a Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-shared key (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK), which enables the Brother
wireless machine to associate with access points using TKIP for WPA-PSK or AES for WPA-PSK and
WPA2-PSK encryption (WPA-Personal).

Encryption methods

Encryption is used to secure the data that is sent over the wireless network. The Brother machine supports
the following encryption methods:
None
No encryption method is used.
WEP
By using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), the data is transmitted and received with a secure key.
TKIP
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides per-packet key mixing a message integrity check and re-
keying mechanism.
AES
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is Wi-Fi
Configuring your machine for a wireless network
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authorized strong encryption standard.
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