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Wireless security – Dell 4350 Network Access Point User Manual

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disconnects it from the rest of the network.

Wireless Security

WPA

If you wish to enable WPA encryption, select WPA from the Network Encryption list.

WPA is an upgrade to the WEP standard for securing your wireless network. If you would like to secure your wireless network using
WPA, you must have WPA support for your wireless clients. If you are using a Dell Wireless wireless client, you can check for the
availability of WPA-enabled software update for your wireless client at

http://support.dell.com

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There are two options for network authentication (a) Pre-shared key or (b) 802.1x . Typically, in enterprises, WPA will be used in
conjunction with a RADIUS authentication server. In a Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) environment, where there is no authentication
server, users can use pre-shared key (PSK) mode in place of the authentication server

The Dell Wireless 4350 Small Network Access Point offers both WPA running in PSK mode and WPA with 802.1x authentication.

WPA Pre-shared Key

WPA Pre-Shared Key (PSK) is a field where the password is entered. All wireless clients must also use this password to gain access