Teletronics EZ Bridge 802.11G - Manual (Page 23)

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WPA Configuration
Short for Wi-Fi Protected Access, a Wi-Fi standard that was designed to
improve upon the security features of WEP. WPA has the following
improvements over the WEP.
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Improved data encryption through the temporal key integrity protocol
(TKIP). TKIP scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and, by
adding an integrity-checking feature, ensures that the keys haven’t
been tampered with.
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User authentication, which is generally missing in WEP, through the
extensible authentication protocol (EAP). WEP regulates access to a
wireless network based on a computer’s hardware-specific MAC
address, which is relatively simple to be sniffed out and stolen. EAP is
built on a more secure public-key encryption system to ensure that only
authorized network users can access the network.
WPA enabled
To enable the WPA Authenticator
PSK
PSK stands for Pre-Shared-Key and serves as a password. User may key
in a 8 to 63 characters string to set the password or leave it blank, in which
the 802.1x Authentication will be activated. Note that if user key in own
password, make sure to use the same password on client's end.