Planet WNL-9331 User Manual page 21

already deployed IEEE 802.1x authentication, WPA offers the advantage of
leveraging existing authentication databases and infrastructure.
WPA-PSK – It is a special mode designed for home and small business users
w ho do not have access to network authentication servers. In this mode,
known as Pre-Shared Key, the user manually enters the starting password in
their access point or gateway, as well as in each wireless station in the
network. WPA-PSK takes over automatically from that point, keeping
unauthorized users that don't have the matching password from joining the
network, while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices.
WPA2 – Like WPA, WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1 x/EAP authentications
P SK technology. It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism
using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES is required to the
corporate user or government users. The difference between WPA and WPA2
is that WPA2 provides data encryption via the AES. In contrast, WPA uses
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
WPA2-PSK – WPA2-PSK is also for
d ifference between WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK is that WPA2-PSK provides
data encryption via the AES. In contrast, WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
Use 802.1x
Enable 802.1x wireless authentication. Please click '802.1x Setting' button to
set 802.1x parameters. (S
Encryption None – Disable the encryption mode.
Mode
WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryp
h ave to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys.
TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) ch
e very 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a
network.) This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security.
AES – AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and
a uthenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined
by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the wireless network.
Note: All devices in the network should use the same e
e nsure the communication.
Show Check this box and all passphrases or security keys you inputted will be
Password displayed as you type, but no
WPA The WPA-PSK key can be from 8 to 64 characters and can be letters or
Pre-Shared Key numbers. This same key must be used on all of the wireless s
network.
WEP Key The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network.
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