Figure 4-13: Wireless Security - Wpa Personal; Figure 4-14: Wireless Security - Wpa2 Personal - Linksys WPC4400N User Manual

Wireless-N Business Notebook Adapter
Authentication -The default is set to Auto, so it will auto-detect for Shared Key or Open System
authentication. For Shared Key authentication, both the sender and the recipient share a WEP key for
authentication. For Open System authentication, the sender and the recipient do not share a WEP key for
authentication. If you are not sure which authentication method to select, keep the default, Auto.
Click the Next button to continue, or click the Back button to return to the previous screen.
WPA Personal
WPA Personal offers two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. WPA2 only uses
AES for encryption. Select TKIP or AES for encryption for WPA Personal. Then enter a Passphrase that is 8-63
characters in length.
Encryption - Select the type of algorithm you want to use, TKIP or AES, from the Encryption drop-down
menu.
Passphrase - Enter a Passphrase, also called a Pre-shared Key, of 8-63 characters in the Passphrase field.
Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.
WPA2 Personal
Enter a Pre-shared Key that is 8-63 characters in length.
Pre-shared Key - Enter a Pre-shared Key of 8-63 characters in the Pre-shared Key field.
Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.
Chapter 4: Setting up and Connecting the Wireless-N Business Notebook Adapter
Setting up the Adapter
wpa (wi-fi protected access): a wireless security protocol
using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption,
which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.
wpa2 offers a stronger encryption than wpa by using the
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) which is a block cipher
with block sizes of 128, 192 or 256 bits.

Figure 4-13: Wireless Security - WPA Personal

Figure 4-14: Wireless Security - WPA2 Personal

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