Security
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Encryption
The most important security setting is encryption. The
FRITZ!Box supports the security mechanisms WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA2
as follows:
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As part of the WEP mechanism a static key is deter-
mined to serve for the encryption of the user data.
Enter the key in the WLAN security settings of the
FRITZ!Box. All of the WLAN adapters in your wireless net-
work must also use this key.
•
The WPA and WPA2 mechanisms provide for authentica-
tion while the connection is being established. For this a
WPA password must be defined.
When WPA is selected, the TKIP encryption method is
used to encrypt the user data. In WPA2 the AES-CCMP
encryption method is used.
The encryption method you configure here must also be
supported by your WLAN adapter.
The user data are encrypted using an automatically gen-
erated key. This key is regenerated at regular intervals.
The WPA password used may be 8 to 63 characters in
length. For increased security, however, the password
should be at least 20 characters long. Use numerals, let-
ters and special characters and combine capitals and
lower-case letters.
Default Setting
In the FRITZ!Box a method combining WPA + WPA2 encryption
with the TKIP/AES-CCMP encryption method is preconfigured.
This setting allows you to use WLAN adapters that support
WPA (TKIP) or WPA2 (AES-CCMP) or both methods.
It is advisable to change the preconfigured WLAN key as soon
as possible. Changes to the settings can be configured on
the FRITZ!Box user interface.
