3Com 3CRWDR300A-73-US User Guide - Page 65

Wireless Settings 63 WPA-PSK (no server) WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) provides dynamic key changes and constitutes the best security solution. If your network does not have a RADIUS server. Select the no server option. For home network or very small business networking environment, PSK is typically used. Figure 48 WPA-PSK (no server) Screen 1 Select WPA-PSK (no server) from the WPA drop-down menu. 2 Select WPA mode from the drop-down menu, three modes are supported: WPA, WPA2, and Mixed mode. 3 Select Encryption technique from the drop-down menu, four options are available: TKIP, AES, Auto for WPA AES for WPA2, and AES for both WPA and WPA2. WPA supports TKIP and AES Encryption technique, for some old module of wireless client cards, they may only support TKIP. In this case, we suggest you to select "AUTO for WPA, AES for WPA2". If your wireless client cards can support AES over WPA, we suggest you directly select "AES for both WPA and WPA2". 4 Enter the pre-shared key in the Pre-shared Key (PSK) field. The pre-shared key is a password, in the form of a word, phrase or series of letters and numbers. The key must be between 8 and 63 characters long and can include spaces and symbols. Each client that connects to the network must use the same key. 5 If you want the key that you enter to be shown on the screen as a series of asterisks (*), then check the Hide PSK checkbox. 6 Click Apply.