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Chapter 6: Configuring Security
Configuring WPA PSK Security
Table 6. WPA PSK Security Parameter Descriptions
Parameter
Explanation
Multicast
Encryption Type
Indicates that TKIP is used as the data encryption
method for broadcast and multicast for this radio
port. A station connected to this port may not
select a weaker encryption method to exchange
unicast frames.
Pre-shared Key
Allows you to enter the pre-shared key for WPA.
You can enter a 256 (32 byte) hexadecimal value
or an ASCII pass-phrase. To enter a hexadecimal
key, start the value with 0x and follow it with 64
hexadecimal digits. If you omit the 0x, the value is
treated as an ASCII pass-phrase and the key is
derived from the pass-phrase using the PBKDF2
algorithm.
A short PSK is not as secure as a long PSK.
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