Siemens 6500 Series User Manual
6500 Series Residential Gateway User’s Guide
Configuring Advanced Features
Wireless Setup WPA PSK Option (Advanced Home Network)
WPA security changes encryption keys after a specified amount of time. This is the most secure option
for wireless networks. This section assumes you currently have the “Wireless Security Configuration”
window displayed on your computer.
for wireless networks. This section assumes you currently have the “Wireless Security Configuration”
window displayed on your computer.
To use the WPA option:
1.
From the “
” window, select WPA PSK from the Security Mode drop-
down menu.
2. Click
Next. This displays the “Wireless WPA Configuration” window.
3.
Select one of the following from the Algorithms drop-down menu:
• TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol is a more powerful security protocol than WEP. This option
verifies the security configuration after encryption keys are determined, synchronizes changing of
the unicast encryption key for each frame, and determines a unique starting unicast encryption
key for each pre-shared key authentication.
verifies the security configuration after encryption keys are determined, synchronizes changing of
the unicast encryption key for each frame, and determines a unique starting unicast encryption
key for each pre-shared key authentication.
• AES
Advanced Encryption Standard) supports a private key algorithm that ranges from 128 to 256 bits.
4.
Type a key in Shared Key. The shared key is used to generate a dynamic encryption key for
Gateway security.
Gateway security.
5.
Type a numeric value (in seconds) in Group Key Renewal to specify time to lapse between
changing the key. The minimum time value is 30.
changing the key. The minimum time value is 30.
6. Click
Next. This displays the “
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