Figure 46.
WEP settings
Using WPA
Do not customize these options unless you are an experienced network
CAUTION:
administrator or are under the guidance of an IT/support professional.
Use of WPA PSK allows automatic key generation based on a single passphrase. WPA-
PSK provides very strong security, but may not be supported on older wireless devices.
In some cases, the older devices can be upgraded with adapters to take advantage
of WPA-PSK.
If you configure the AP with WPA-PSK, some network users will not be able to connect
to your WLAN unless their devices are manually set to WPA-PSK and configured with
the same passphrase.
To configure WPA encryption settings
1. Go to Configuration > Wireless. The Configuration :: Wireless :: Common page
appears.
2. Click the Wireless # tab that you want to configure. The Configuration :: Wireless
:: Wireless[#] page appears.
3. Click the Encryption Method menu, and then click WPA. An additional set of
WPA-specific encryption options appear on this page.
4. Review the encryption settings listed in
preferred.
Configuring the Access Point
Configuring WLAN Settings
Table
12, and the make changes as
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