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SYSTEM & NETWORK SETUP
2.7.3.3 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Pre-Shared Key
WPA Unicast Cipher Suite
— Once you select one of the three ciper options —
“WPA (TKIP),” “WPA2 (AES)” or “WPA2 Mixed” — make sure your wireless
clients support it.
Pre-shared Key Format
— Select the type of pre-shared key from the drop-down
menu: “Passphrase” (8. or more alphanumerical characters, up to 63) or “Hex”
(64 characters of 0-9. and a-f).
Pre-shared Key
— Enter the WPA passphrase.
NOTE:
As mentioned earlier, try to
avoid common terms or character combinations.
2.7.3.4 WPA RADIUS
If you have a RADIUS server, this router can work with it and provide even safer
wireless authentication.
WPA Unicast Cipher Suite
— Once you select one of the three ciper options —
Some wireless devices (especially those manufactured before 2003) only support
the WEP or WPA (TKIP) cipher. A driver upgrade would be needed for them to be
able to use WPA and WPA2 encryption.
