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Allied Telesis AT-WA7501 User Manual

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security

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Configuring WPA PSK Security

Table 6. WPA PSK Security Parameter Descriptions

Parameter

Explanation

Multicast
Encryption Type

Indicates that TKIP is used as the data encryption
method for broadcast and multicast for this radio
port. A station connected to this port may not
select a weaker encryption method to exchange
unicast frames.

Pre-shared Key

Allows you to enter the pre-shared key for WPA.
You can enter a 256 (32 byte) hexadecimal value
or an ASCII pass-phrase. To enter a hexadecimal
key, start the value with 0x and follow it with 64
hexadecimal digits. If you omit the 0x, the value is
treated as an ASCII pass-phrase and the key is
derived from the pass-phrase using the PBKDF2
algorithm.

A short PSK is not as secure as a long PSK.

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