Brocade Mobility RFS Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 277)

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FIGURE 12 WPA/WPA2-TKIP screen
5. Define Key Settings.
6. Define Key Rotation values.
Unicast messages are addressed to a single device on the network. Broadcast messages are
addressed to multiple devices. When using WPA2, a wireless client can use 2 keys, one unicast
key, for its own traffic to and from an Access Point, and one broadcast key, the common key for
all the clients in that subnet.
Pre-Shared Key Enter either an alphanumeric string of 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 64 HEX characters as the
primary string both transmitting and receiving authenticators must share. The alphanumeric string
allows character spaces. The string is converted into a numeric value. This passphrase saves the
administrator from entering the 256-bit key each time keys are generated.