Freeway DSL User’s Manual
WPA
Authentication
Mode
There are 2 types of authentication mode for WPA.
Enterprise (WPA-RADIUS):
WPA RADIUS uses an external RADIUS
server to perform user authentication. To use WPA RADIUS, enter
the IP address of the RADIUS server, the RADIUS port (default is
1812) and the shared secret from the RADIUS server. Please refer to
“Authentication RADIUS Server” setting below for RADIUS setting.
Personal (Pre-Shared Key):
Pre-Shared Key authentication is based
on a shared secret that is known only by the parties involved. To use
WPA Pre-Shared Key, select key format and enter a password in the
Pre-Shared Key Format
and
Pre-Shared Key
setting respectively.
Pre-Shared
Key Format
PassPhrase:
Select this to enter the Pre-Shared Key secret as user-
friendly textual secret.
Hex (64 characters):
Select this to enter the Pre-Shared Key secret
as hexadecimal secret.
Pre-Shared
Key
Specify the shared secret used by this Pre-Shared Key. If the
Pre-
Shared Key Format
is specified as
PassPhrase
, it indicates a
passphrase of 8 to 63 alphanumerical characters. If the
Pre-Shared Key
Format
is specified as
Hex (64 characters)
, it indicates a 64-
hexadecimal characters of 0-9, a-f and A-F.
Authentication
RADIUS
Server
Specify the IP address, port number and password of external RADIUS
server if the
Enterprise (RADIUS)
is selected at
WPA Authentication
Mod
e.
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