Edimax EW-7206APg User Manual - Page 22
WPA pre-shared key, Parameter, Description, WPATKIP, WPA2AES, WPA2 Mixed, Pre-shared Key Format, Pre
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WPA pre-shared key Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP(AES) to change the encryption key frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers. This can improve security very much. You can use WPA pre-shared key encryption in "AP mode", "Station-Ad Hoc mode", "Station-Infrastructure mode", "AP Bridge-WDS mode" and "Universal Repeater mode". Parameter WPA(TKIP) WPA2(AES) WPA2 Mixed Pre-shared Key Format Pre-shared Key Description TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security. This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently. AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security. This will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer automatically. You may select to select Passphrase (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the Preshared Key. For example: Passphrase: iamguest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. Hex WEP: input 64-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre-shared keys. Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point.