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Default Key
Key Value
WPA encryption
WPA increases the security of wireless networks due to a temporary key encoding. With
TKIP (Temporal Key Integration Protocol), the encryption code is generated as a combi-
nation of the MAC address and your entered key.
This screen is accessed by selecting Security: WPA-PSK on the Network screen.
A sample WPA screen is shown below.
WPA-PSK Encryption
WPA-PSK
Encryption
WPA Shared Key Type in 8–63 characters as WPA Shared Key (all characters are
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Select a key to be used as the default key.
If WEP encryption is used, you must enter at least one key value for
the Default Key. All transmissions are encrypted using the Default
Key.
Other wireless stations must use the same key value in the same
position in their key table. (It does not have to be selected as the
default key.)
The other key values are optional, and are used only for decrypting
data. This allows you to use different keys for transmitting and
receiving, if required.
When inputting a key value, follow these rules:
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For 64-bit encryption, keys must be 10 characters.
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For 128-bit encryption, keys must be 26 characters.
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Keys must be entered in Hex.
Hex characters are 0–9 and A–F.
Select TKIP for WPA-PSK encryption.
allowed, it must match other wireless stations of your WLAN).
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