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Wireless Settings, WPA/WPA2-PSK

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54Mbps Wireless Router Model KWGR614 Reference Manual 1. Click Wireless Settings in the Setup section of the main menu and select one of the WPAPSK or WPA2-PSK options for the Security Type. The third option (WPA/WPA2-PSK is the most flexible, since it allows clients using either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. Figure 2-6 2. In the Security Encryption section, select an encryption method. You have a choice between TKIP, AES, and AUTO. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) scrambles the encryption keys using a hashing algorithm and uses integrity checking to ensure that the keys are not tampered with. TKIP was introduced with WPA-PSK. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) was adopted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on May 26, 2002, is part of the IEEE 802.11i standard, and is the default encryption method for WPA2-PSK. The AUTO setting allows the wireless router to connect to wireless clients using either the TKIP or AES encryption method. 3. Enter a word or group of 8-63 printable characters in the Passphrase box. 2-14 v1.2, September 2006 Wireless Configuration

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54Mbps Wireless Router Model KWGR614 Reference Manual
2-14
Wireless Configuration
v1.2, September 2006
1.
Click
Wireless Settings
in the Setup section of the main menu and select one of the WPA-
PSK or WPA2-PSK options for the Security Type. The third option (
WPA/WPA2-PSK
is the
most flexible, since it allows clients using either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK.
2.
In the Security Encryption section, select an encryption method. You have a choice between
TKIP
,
AES
, and
AUTO
. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) scrambles the encryption
keys using a hashing algorithm and uses integrity checking to ensure that the keys are not
tampered with. TKIP was introduced with WPA-PSK. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
was adopted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on May 26, 2002, is part of
the IEEE 802.11i standard, and is the default encryption method for WPA2-PSK. The AUTO
setting allows the wireless router to connect to wireless clients using either the TKIP or AES
encryption method.
3.
Enter a word or group of 8-63 printable characters in the Passphrase box.
Figure 2-6