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Chapter 5: Setting up the Wireless-G Access Point
Using the Setup Wizard
Wireless-G Access Point
WPA Personal
To use WPA Personal security, select
WPA Personal
from the
Security
drop-down menu. WPA Personal offers
two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select
TKIP
or
AES
for encryption.
Then enter a Passphrase that is 8-32 characters in length.
Encryption
- Select
TKIP
or
AES
from the
Encryption
drop-down menu.
Passphrase
- Enter a Passphrase, also called a pre-shared key, of 8-32 characters in the
Passphrase
field.
The longer and more complex your Passphrase is, the more secure your network will be.
Click the
Next
button to continue or the
Back
button to return to the previous screen.
WPA2 Personal
To use WPA2 Personal security, select
WPA2 Personal
from the
Security
drop-down menu. WPA2 Personal
uses AES encryption with dynamic keys. Enter a Passphrase that is 8-32 characters in length.
Encryption
- The default for WPA2 Personal,
AES
, is automatically selected.
Passphrase
- Enter a Passphrase, also called a pre-shared key, of 8-32 characters in the
Passphrase
field.
The longer and more complex your Passphrase is, the more secure your network will be.
Click the
Next
button to continue or the
Back
button to return to the previous screen.
Figure 5-21: WPA Personal Settings
Figure 5-22: WPA2 Personal Settings Screen
wpa
(wi-fi protected access: a wireless security
protocol using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)
encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a
RADIUS server.
