AirLive WL-1600GL - Manual (Page 113)

Appendix B - About Wireless LANs
WPA2-PSK
This is a later version of WPA (WPA-PSK). The major change is the use of AES (Advanced
Encryption System) for protecting data. AES is very secure, considered to be unbreakable. The
PSK (Pre-shared Key) must be entered on each Wireless station.
If WPA2-PSK is used, the Wireless Stations and the Access Point must have the same
settings for each of the following:
WPA2 PSK
(Pre-shared Key) Enter the same value on every station and the AP. The PSK
must be from 8 to 63 characters in length. The 256Bit key
used for the actual encryption is derived from this key.
Encryption The same encryption method must be used. The most
common encryption method is TKIP. Another widely-
supported method is AES.
Wireless LAN Configuration
To allow Wireless Stations to use the Access Point, the Wireless Stations and the Access Point
must use the same settings, as follows:
Mode On client Wireless Stations, the mode must be set to "Infrastructure".
(The Access Point is always in "Infrastructure" mode.)
Most Wireless stations will set the correct mode automatically.
SSID (ESSID) Wireless Stations should use the same SSID (ESSID) as the Access
Point they wish to connect to. Alternatively, the SSID can be set to "any"
or null (blank) to allow connection to any Access Point.
Security The Wireless Stations and the Access Point must use the same settings
for Wireless security. (Off, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-
PSK+WPA2-PSK).
WEP: If WEP is used, the Key size (64Bit, 128Bit), Key value, and
Authentication settings must be the same on the Wireless Stations and
the Access Point.
WPA-PSK: If WPA is used, all Wireless Stations must be set to use
WPA-PSK, and have the same Pre-shared Key and encryption system.
WPA2-PSK: If WPA2 is used, all Wireless Stations must be set to use
WPA2-PSK, and have the same Pre-shared Key and encryption system.
WPA-PSK +WPA2-PSK: If WPA-PSK +WPA2-PSK is used, all
Wireless Stations must be set to use WPA-PSK +WPA2-PSK, and have
the same Pre-shared Key and encryption system.
For Ad-hoc networks (no Access Point), all Wireless stations must use
the same security settings.
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