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• WPA-PSK: This is a special mode designed for home and small business users who do not have
access to network authentication .servers. In this mode, known as Pre-Shared Key, you manually enter
the starting password in your access point or gateway, as well as in each wireless station in the
network. WPA-PSK takes over automatically from that point, keeping unauthorized users who don’t
have the matching password from joining the network, while encrypting the data traveling between
authorized devices.
• WPA2: Like WPA, WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1x/EAP authentication, or PSK, technology. It also
includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES
is required for corporate or government users. The difference between WPA and WPA2 is that WPA2
provides data encryption via AES. In contrast, WPA uses the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
• WPA2-PSK: This is also for home and small business use. The difference between WPA-PSK and
WPA2-PSK is that WPA2-PSK provides data encryption via the AES. In contrast, WPA-PSK uses the
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
• WPA-NONE: This is defined for Ad Hoc mode and behaves like WPA-PSK (WPA-PSK is only
defined for Infrastructure mode). The user manually enters the Pre-Shared Key in each wireless
station in the network, and WPA-NONE controls unauthorized users who don’t have the matching
Pre-Shared Key from joining the network. It also encrypts the data traveling between authorized
devices.
802.1x Setting:
When Authentication Type is set to “Open,” “Shared,” “WPA” or “WPA2,” you can also enable IEEE
802.1x Setting to use the authentication server or certification server to authenticate client users.
Note: See the two separate 802.1x Setting sections below for details.