Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point User Manual page 30

Pre-shared Key
Format
Pre-shared Key
Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
W PA RAIUS
Wi-Fi Protected Access ( WPA) is an advanced s ecurity
standard. You can use an external RADIUS ser ver to
authenticate wireless stations and provide the s ession key to
encr ypt data during communic ation. It us es TKIP to change
the encr yption key frequentl y. This c an i mprove sec urity ver y
muc h.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration
You may selec t to selec t ASCII
Characters (al phanumeric format) or
Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f"
and "0-9" range) to be the Pre-shar ed
Key. F or exampl e:
ASCII Characters: iamguest
Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde
The Pre-s hared key is used to
authenticate and encr ypt data
transmitted in the wireless networ k. Fill
the text box by following the rules
below.
Hex WEP: input 64-digit Hex values (in
the "A-F", "a-f" and " 0-9" range) or at
least 8 character pass phras e as the
pre-shared keys .
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