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6.2.2 802.11i and WPA

The WH-9100MESH supports 802.11i (WPA2)

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WPA

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) uses Temporal

Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) to improved data

encryption. WPA was designed to enable use of

wireless legacy systems employing WEP while

improving security. In addition, user

authentication is enabled using the Extensible

Authentication Protocol (EAP).

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TKIP or AES-CCMP:

TKIP scrambles keys using a hashing

algorithm and, by adding an

integrity-checking feature, ensures that the

keys haven't been tampered with. The

TKIP improves security especially for legacy hardware, and then the AES-CCMP is a stronger

encryption algorithm for newer hardware.

Simply input up to 63 character /numeric /hexadecimals in the Passphrase field. If your clients use

WPA-TKIP select TKIP as encryption type. If your clients use WPA-AES, select AES-CCMR.

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Pre-Share Key or 802.1x:

If you don’t have Radius Server, selecting pre-shared key.

If you have installed Radius Servers, select WPA 802.1x and input the Radius Server setting. Use

of Radius Server for key management and authentication requires that you have installed a

separate certification system and each client must have been issued an authentication certificate.

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Re-keying time:

This is the frequency in which new encryption keys are generated and distributed to the client.

The more frequent re-keying time, the security will be better. For highest security, select the

lowest re-keying interval.

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