WPA and WPA2 Settings

For both PSK and EAP authentication types, the fields under WPA Settings are the same.

To configure the WPA Settings fields:

1	Select which EAPOL Version to support. EAPOL is Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP over LAN. EAPOL Version v2 provides better security, but might not be supported by some wireless clients.

2	Select one of the following in the Cipher Type pull-down list:

•	TKIP - Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) is a protocol for enforcing key integrity on a per-packet basis.

•	AES - Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a block cipher adopted as an encryption standard in 2002. It is widely used in symmetric key cryptography.

•	Auto - Allows the SonicWALL to automatically select either TKIP or AES.

3	Select one of the following to determine when to update the key in the Group Key Update pull-down list:

•	By Timeout - Generates a new group key after an interval specified in seconds.

•	Disabled - Uses a static key that is never regenerated.

4	If you selected By Timeout, enter the number of seconds before WPA or WAP2 automatically generates a new group key into the Interval field.