Wpa Personal (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - Rosewill RNX-N4 User Manual

Wireless Adapter RNX-N4
• WEP Key Length: Select a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key length from the drop-down list.
• WEP Key 1-4: You may enter four different WEP keys.
• Default WEP Key: You may use up to four different keys for four different networks.
Select the current key that will be used.
• Authentication: Select Open, or Shared Key. Authentication method from the drop-
down list. An open system allows any client to authenticate as long as it conforms to
any MAC address filter policies that may have been set. All authentication packets are
transmitted without encryption. Shared Key sends an unencrypted challenge text string
to any device attempting to communicate with the AP. The device requesting
authentication encrypts the challenge text and sends it back to the access point. If the
challenge text is encrypted correctly, the access point allows the requesting device to
authenticate. It is recommended to select Auto if you are not sure which authentication
type is used.
• Click on the Save Changes button to store these settings.

6.2.3.1.2 WPA PERSONAL (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS)

• Select the WPA-Personal radio button if your wireless network uses WPA encryption.
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon the security features of
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed to work with existing Wi-Fi
products that have been enabled with WEP. WPA provides improved data encryption
through the Temporal Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which scrambles the keys using a
hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity checking feature which makes sure that
keys haven't been tampered with.
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