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About WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK

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Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 and WAC730 User Manual 13. Click the Back button. The Profile Settings page displays again. 14. To enable the security profile that you just configured, make sure that the Enable check box for the profile is selected. 15. To enable Wireless Multicast Forwarding (WMF) for the security profile that you just configured, make sure that the WMF-Enable check box is enabled. WARNING: If you use a WiFi computer to configure WiFi security settings, you are disconnected when you click the Apply button. Reconfigure your WiFi computer to match the new settings, or access the access point from a wired computer to make further changes. 16. If you made any changes, click the Apply button again. Your settings are saved. About WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK authentication use a pre-shared key (PSK, also called a passphrase or a network key) and do not require authentication from a RADIUS server. The selections that are available from the Data Encryption menu depend on the type of WPA-PSK authentication that you select from the Network Authentication menu and are shown in the following table. Table 2. Security and encryption options for WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK Setting Data Encryption Descriptions AES TKIP + AES Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the standard encryption method used with WPA2. Although some WiFi clients might support AES with WPA, the WAC720 and WAC730 access points do not support WPA with AES. TKIP + AES supports both WPA and WPA2. Broadcast packets use TKIP. For unicast (point-to-point) transmissions, WPA clients use TKIP, and WPA2 clients use AES. For the WPA & WPA2 mixed mode, TKIP + AES is the only supported data encryption method. Configure the WiFi Features and Security 46

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13.
Click the
Back
button.
The Profile Settings page displays again.
14.
To enable the security profile that you just configured, make sure that the
Enable
check box for the
profile is selected.
15.
To enable Wireless Multicast Forwarding (WMF) for the security profile that you just configured, make
sure that the
WMF-Enable
check box is enabled.
WARNING:
If you use a WiFi computer to configure WiFi security settings, you are
disconnected when you click the Apply button. Reconfigure your WiFi
computer to match the new settings, or access the access point from a wired
computer to make further changes.
16.
If you made any changes, click the
Apply
button again.
Your settings are saved.
About WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK
WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK authentication use a pre-shared key (PSK, also called a passphrase
or a network key) and do not require authentication from a RADIUS server.
The selections that are available from the
Data Encryption
menu depend on the type of WPA-PSK
authentication that you select from the
Network Authenticatio
n menu and are shown in the following table.
Table 2. Security and encryption options for WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK
Descriptions
Setting
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the standard encryption
method used with WPA2.
Although some WiFi clients might support AES with WPA, the
WAC720 and WAC730 access points do not support WPA with
AES.
AES
Data Encryption
TKIP + AES supports both WPA and WPA2. Broadcast packets
use TKIP. For unicast (point-to-point) transmissions, WPA clients
use TKIP, and WPA2 clients use AES.
For the WPA & WPA2 mixed mode, TKIP + AES is the only
supported data encryption method.
TKIP + AES
Configure the WiFi Features and Security
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