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WPA Personal
WPA Personal is a Wi-Fi Alliance IEEE 802.11i standard, which includes AES-CCMP
and TKIP mechanisms. The Personal version of WPA employs a pre-shared key
(instead of using IEEE 802.1X and EAP as is used in the Enterprise WPA security
mode). The PSK is used for an initial check of credentials only.
This security mode is backwards-compatible for wireless clients that support the
original WPA.
Table 15
WPA Personal Field Descriptions
Field
Description
WPA Versions
Select the types of client stations you want to support:
WPA.
If all client stations on the network support the original
WPA but none support the newer WPA2, select WPA.
WPA2.
If all client stations on the network support WPA2, we
suggest using WPA2, as it provides the best security by
supporting the IEEE 802.11i standard.
WPA and WPA2.
If you have a mix of clients, some of which
support WPA2 and others which support only the original
WPA, select both of the check boxes. This lets both WPA and
WPA2 client stations associate and authenticate, but uses the
more robust WPA2 for clients that support it. This WPA
configuration allows more interoperability, at the expense of
some security.
