17. TO ALLOW WPA, ENSURE THAT TKIP IS SELECTED. THIS IS AUTOMATICAL...

17-17. To allow WPA, ensure that TKIP is selected. This is automatically done for you

when you select the W WP PA A P Po olliic cy y check box.

WPA2 Overview

WPA2, as its name implies, is the second attempt at WPA. WPA was not designed to be

just a firmware upgrade; instead, you might need new hardware to use it. The reason for

Figure 17-17 Configuring a WPA Policy

the more-capable hardware requirement is that WPA2 was designed to use AES encryp-

tion. WPA was designed based on the 802.11a draft but was released in 2003, whereas