SMC Networks 7904WBRA2, User Manual

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WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) combines temporal key integrity protocol
(TKIP) and 802.1X mechanisms. It provides dynamic key encryption and
802.1X authentication service. The Barricade supports both WPA and
WPA2.
Parameter
Description
WPA mode Select WPA or WPA2 or mixed mode.
Cypher suite The security mechanism used in WPA for encryption.
Authentication Choose 802.1X or Pre-shared Key to use as the
authentication method.
•802.1X: for the enterprise network with a RADIUS server.
•Pre-shared key: for the SOHO network environment
without an authentication server.
Pre-shared key type Select the key type to be used in the Pre-shared Key.
Pre-shared Key
Type in the key here.
Group Key
Re_Keying
The period of renewing broadcast/multicast key.