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FR-54RTR User Manual
Secton 4 - Securty
What is WPA?
WPA, or W-F Protected Access, s a W-F standard that was desgned to mprove the securty features of WEP (Wred
Equvalent Prvacy).
The 2 major mprovements over WEP:
• Improved data encrypton through the Temporal Key Integrty Protocol (TKIP). TKIP scrambles the keys
usng a hashng algorthm and, by addng an ntegrty-checkng feature, ensures that the keys haven’t
been tampered wth. WPA2 s based on 802.11 and uses Advanced Encrypton Standard (AES) nstead
of TKIP.
• User authentcaton, whch s generally mssng n WEP, through the extensble authentcaton protocol
(EAP). WEP regulates access to a wireless network based on a computer’s hardware-specific MAC
address, whch s relatvely smple to be snffed out and stolen. EAP s bult on a more secure publc-key
encrypton system to ensure that only authorzed network users can access the network.
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase or key to authentcate your wreless connecton. The key s an alpha-numerc
password between 8 and 63 characters long. The password can nclude symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. Ths key must
be the exact same key entered on your wreless router or access pont.
WPA/WPA2 ncorporates user authentcaton through the Extensble Authentcaton Protocol (EAP). EAP s bult on a
more secure publc key encrypton system to ensure that only authorzed network users can access the network.
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