Alcatel-Lucent speedtouch 180 User Manual
2 SpeedTouch™180 Web Interface
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2.3.3 WPA Configuration
Availability
The WPA Configuration page is
only
available in Access Point mode.
WPA: definition
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) provides state of the art security. This also means that
only recent wireless clients will have implemented WPA, and that older wireless clients
(without WPA) will not interoperate with the SpeedTouch™180 at this security level.
The WPA standard specifies two modes of operation:
only recent wireless clients will have implemented WPA, and that older wireless clients
(without WPA) will not interoperate with the SpeedTouch™180 at this security level.
The WPA standard specifies two modes of operation:
•
WPA Personal also know as WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key), for residential use.
•
WPA Enterprise for business use. In this mode, authentication is done by a dedi-
cated authentication server, which is normally not available for residential use.
cated authentication server, which is normally not available for residential use.
Note
To implement WPA on wireless clients requires a WPA-enabled network
card driver and 802.1x client software that supports the EAP authentication
type that you want to use. Windows XP provides native WPA support,
other systems require additional software.
card driver and 802.1x client software that supports the EAP authentication
type that you want to use. Windows XP provides native WPA support,
other systems require additional software.
WPA Configuration
page
Click WPA Configuration to configure your WPA settings. WPA is a stronger wire-
less security solution than WEP. It uses a combination of 802.1x authentication and
broadcast/session keys.
less security solution than WEP. It uses a combination of 802.1x authentication and
broadcast/session keys.
•
Pre-Shared Key/Passphrase
If there is no authentication server on your local network, you can issue the Pre-
Shared Key to the clients that connect to the Wireless Access Point. Be sure to
use the same key for the Wireless Access Point and the connected clients.
If there is no authentication server on your local network, you can issue the Pre-
Shared Key to the clients that connect to the Wireless Access Point. Be sure to
use the same key for the Wireless Access Point and the connected clients.
•
WPA-PSK (manually)
Note
Manual Pre-Shared Key supports up to 64-Hex characters.