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7.2.3 More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK)
The WPA- PSK securit y m ode provides bot h im proved dat a encrypt ion and user aut hent icat ion over
WEP. Using a Pre- Shared Key ( PSK) , bot h t he Device and t he connect ing client share a com m on
password in order t o validat e t he connect ion. This t ype of encrypt ion, while robust , is not as st rong
as WPA, WPA2 or even WPA2- PSK. The WPA2- PSK securit y m ode is a new er, m ore robust version of
t he WPA encrypt ion st andard. I t offers slight ly bet t er securit y, alt hough t he use of PSK m akes it
less robust t han it could be.
Click
N e t w or k Se t t in g
>
W ir e le ss
t o display t he
Ge n e r a l
screen. Select
M or e Se cu r e
as t he
securit y level. Then select
W PA- PSK
or
W PA2 - PSK
from t he
Se cu r it y M ode
list .
Figure 32
Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA( 2) - PSK
The following t able describes t he labels in t his screen.
Table 18
Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA( 2) - PSK
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Securit y Level
Select
M or e Se cu r e
t o enable WPA( 2) - PSK dat a encrypt ion.
Securit y Mode
Select
W PA- PSK
or
W PA2 - PSK
from t he drop- dow n list box.
Generat e
passw ord
aut om at ically
Select t his opt ion t o have t he Device aut om at ically generat e a passw or d. The passw or d field
w ill not be configurable w hen you select t his opt ion.
Passw ord
The encr ypt ion m echanism s used for WPA( 2) and WPA( 2) - PSK are t he sam e. The only
differ ence bet w een t he t w o is t hat WPA( 2) - PSK uses a sim ple com m on password, inst ead of
user- specific credent ials.
I f you did not select
Ge n e r a t e pa ssw or d a ut om a t ica lly
, you can m anually t ype a pre-
shared key from 8 t o 64 case- sensit ive keyboard charact ers.
m or e.../ less
Click
m or e ...
t o show m ore fields in t his sect ion. Click
le ss
t o hide t hem .
WPA- PSK
Com pat ible
This field appears w hen you choose
W PA- PSK2
as t he
Se cu r it y M ode
.
Check t his field t o allow w ir eless devices using
W PA- PSK
securit y m ode t o connect t o your
Device. The Device support s WPA- PSK and WPA2- PSK sim ult aneously.
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Page 262: ...Chapter 26 User Account VMG1312 B Series User s Guide 262 ...
Page 268: ...Chapter 29 TR 064 VMG1312 B Series User s Guide 268 ...
Page 272: ...Chapter 30 Time Settings VMG1312 B Series User s Guide 272 ...
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Page 336: ...Appendix C Pop up Windows JavaScripts and Java Permissions VMG1312 B Series User s Guide 336 ...
Page 350: ...Appendix D Wireless LANs VMG1312 B Series User s Guide 350 ...
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