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Edimax Technology 3G-6200n User Manual

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2.5.3.4 WPA Pre-shared key

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You
can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt
data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the
encryption key frequently. So the encryption key will not be known by
hackers easily, and this will improve security.


Parameters

Description

WPA(TKIP)

TKIP will change the encryption key frequently to
enhance the wireless LAN security.

WPA2(AES)

WPA2 AES uses CCMP protocol to change encryption
key frequently. AES can provide high level encryption to
enhance the wireless LAN security.

WPA2 Mixed

WPA2 Mixed will use TKIP or AES based on the other
communication peer automatically.

Pre-shared

Key Format

You may select Passphrase (alphanumeric format) or
Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range)
to be the Pre-shared Key. For example:
Passphrase: iamguest
Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde

Pre-shared

Key

The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt
data transmitted over the wireless network. Fill the text
box by following the rules listed here: Hex WEP: input
64-digit Hex values (“A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9”) or at least 8
character pass phrase as the pre-shared keys.


Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations.
You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router.