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4.4.1.1 WPA Enable
Enable WPA Authenticator to require stations to use high grade encryption and authentication. (Default:
Disable
)
Note : any client, that does not support the WPA standard, could not be able to authenticate with WPA enabled.
4.4.1.2 WPA Mode
Select the WPA Mode. (Default:
WPA
)
- WPA
:
WPA addresses all known vulnerabilities in WEP, the original, less secure 40 or 104-bit encryption scheme
in the IEEE 802.11 standard. WPA also provides user authentication, since WEP lacks any means of
authentication. Designed to secure present and future version of IEEE 802.11 devices, WPA is subset of the
802.11i specification. WPA replaces WEP with a strong new encryption technology called Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol (TKIP) with Message Integrity Check (MIC). It also provides a scheme of mutual
authentication using either IEEE 802.11x / Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication or
pre-shared key (PSK) technology. It can be implemented immediately and inexpensively as a software or
firmware upgrade to most existing Wi-Fi Certified Access points and client Devices with minimal degradation
in network performance. WPA offers standards-based, WiFi Certified security. It assures users that the Wi-Fi
certified devices they buy will be cross-vendor compatible. When properly installed, WPA provides a high
