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airHaul™ Nexus User Guide
devices after a specified period of time, or after a specified number of
packets has been transmitted.
WPA-PSK is far superior to WEP and provides stronger protection for
the home/SOHO user for two reasons. The process used to generate the
encryption key is very rigorous and the re-keying (or key changing) is
done very quickly. This stops even the most determined hacker from
gathering enough data to break the encryption.
WPA-Shared Key This is the shared key used by the clients to become authenticated with
the Root Bridge/Remote Router/Remote NAT.
In order to configure the Root Bridge mode in WPA-PSK, follow the steps below:
1. In this mode, a client needs to be capable of WPA-PSK. The airHaul Nexus in Router mode
can support this. There is no Remote Bridge in this case as it does not work with WPA-PSK.
2. Enter the Remote Router Radio’s MAC address in the ACL entry box and select router from
the drop down menu.
3. Enter the Pre-Shared Key value (ASCII) of between 8 to 64 characters. The clients must
specify the same key to get associated.
4. Select the Re-key time in seconds.
5. Select the Encryption type, either AES or TKIP.
6. Click on ‘Apply Changes’ to save the configuration.
Figure 2-35 WPA-PSK