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WPA-Personal (TKIP)
WPA-Enterprise
Strongest WPA2-Personal (AES)
WPA2-Enterprise
Usually, you should set up the strongest encryption that every wireless client in
the wireless network supports. Suppose the wireless network has two wireless
clients. Device A only supports WEP, and device B supports WEP and WPA-PSK.
Therefore, you should set up WEP in the wireless network.
Note: It is recommended that wireless networks use WPA-Personal/Enterprise or
stronger encryption. IEEE 802.1x and WEP encryption are better than none at all, but
it is still possible for unauthorized devices to figure out the original information pretty
quickly.
When you select WPA2-Personal/Enterprise in your MWR222, you can also
select an option (WPA Compatible) to support WPA as well. In this case, if some
wireless clients support WPA and some support WPA2, you should set up WPA2-
Personal/Enterprise (depending on the type of wireless network login) and
select the WPA Compatible option in the MWR222.
Many types of encryption use a key to protect the information in the wireless
network. The longer the key, the stronger the encryption. Every wireless client in
the wireless network must have the same key.
9.3.1.4 WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is an industry standard specification, defined by the
Wi-Fi Alliance. WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong
security, without having to configure security settings manually. Depending on
the devices in your network, you can either press a button (on the device itself or
in its configuration utility) or enter a PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the
devices. Then, they connect and set up a secure network by themselves.
9.3.1.5 WDS
Wireless Distribution System or WDS security is used between bridged APs. It is
independent of the security between the wired networks and their respective APs.
If you do not enable WDS security, traffic between APs is not encrypted. When
WDS security is enabled, both APs must use the same pre-shared key.
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