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WPA / WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
In contrast to WEP, WPA offers enhanced mechanisms for exchanging keys. The
exchange key is only used at the beginning of a session. Afterwards a session key
is used. The key is regenerated periodically. The WPA mechanism requires an
authentication at the beginning of a connection.
- Personal Mode: Network authentication is done via the Pre-Shared-Key (PSK), a
password with 8 to 63 alphanumeric characters.
- Enterprise Mode: Network authentication is done via an EAP authentication
method.
An individual 128-bit key is used for data encryption after the authentication.
The following encryption methods are available to encrypt your data.
- TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) for WPA
- AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) for WPA2
EAP Authentication
You can check the identity of a device or user by means of an authentication
method before they gain access to resources in the network. The print server
offers different variants of EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) as
authentication method.
For further information about authentication, see the 'User Manual' .
Installation
This guide describes the installation via the 'Wireless Wizard' that is included in
the 'InterCon-NetTool'. The configuration via the 'Properties' dialog or the 'Print
Server Homepage' is also possible.
Verify the following points before configuring the PS54a-G:
You have decided into which network the PS54a-G is to be integrated, and
you know the current WLAN settings.
The PS54a-G is connected to a printer, and to the mains.
The InterCon-NetTool is installed on the PC.
Refer to the User Manual if necessary.
The PC is able to establish a wireless connection.
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