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#1 User is offline   Ericuse165 

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 09:01 PM

I have a Netgear N300 router and I set it up using WPA2-PSK[AES]. Under Security Options there is something called WPA/WPA2 Enterprise what is that?

What is the best Security Option to use?
WPA2-PSK [AES]
WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 06:30 AM

View PostEricuse165, on 20 July 2011 - 09:01 PM, said:

I have a Netgear N300 router and I set it up using WPA2-PSK[AES]. Under Security Options there is something called WPA/WPA2 Enterprise what is that?

What is the best Security Option to use?
WPA2-PSK [AES]
WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise


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Posted 21 July 2011 - 11:05 AM

The enterprise option uses an external radius server, you almost certainly don't have one.

I recommend using WPA2-PSK (AES) if all your equipment supports it. Otherwise, use WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK (AES), which will allow older devices to use the older WPA TKIP standard.
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Posted 28 July 2011 - 10:07 AM

Definitely use WPA2-PSK AES if at all possible. The AES standard is hardware-based, while TKIP is software-based.
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