Dell 2350 Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router User's Guide - Page 184

WPA Settings Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an upgrade to the WEP standard for securing your wireless network. If you would like to secure your wireless network using WPA, you must have WPA support for your wireless clients. If you are using a Dell wireless client, you can check for the availability of WPA-enabled software updates for your wireless client at http://support.dell.com. · WPA Pre-shared Key All wireless clients must use this key to gain access to the network. Note that the Key format must also match the setting used for the wireless clients. · Key Format This can be ASCII or hexadecimal format. Hexadecimal format includes the numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through F. ASCII format includes all alphanumeric characters. · WPA Group Rekey Interval WPA Group Rekey Interval is used to specify the frequency of encryption key rotations. The lower the number, the faster your encryption key will rotate. However, setting this number too low may cause your wireless network to slow down. · WPA Encryption TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) is the most commonly used encryption method. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) can be used if your wireless clients do not support TKIP. Back to Top Network Access Control