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Old 09-08-2007, 04:31 PM
George
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Default Re: BUFFALO WHR-HP-G54 : Does it do WPA2-PSK ??

Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> "rms" <rsquires@REMOVEflashMOO.net> hath wroth:
>
>> Hi, does anyone know if the buffalo whr-hp-g54 has WPA2-PSK builtin, or do
>> one of the fan-firmwares like dd-wrt add that functionality? Thanks!

>
> According to the data sheet at:
> <http://www.buffalotech.com/files/products/whr-hp-g54_DS.pdf>
> it supports Supports WPS, WPA2, WPA (TKIP, AES) and 128/64-bit
> WEP Security. (I have no idea what WPS means).



It means "Wi-Fi Protected Setup". I recently set up a couple Buffalo APs
with factory firmware and noticed it. It is supposed to be a simplified
method to setup clients. Each WPS capable client apparently has a unique
PIN number that you can pump into the AP.

>
> DD-WRT firmware is nice because it also support WPA encryption in WDS
> mode as well as an automagic mode, that automagically selects TKIP or
> AES encryption depending on what the client can handle. AES is
> preferred and is tried first. If that fails, it tries TKIP.
>


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