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Configuring your wireless network printer (HL-5280DW only)

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Encryption methods

Encryption is used to secure the data that is sent over the wireless network. The Brother wireless network 
printer supports the following encryption methods:

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None

No encryption method is used.

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WEP

By using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), the data is encrypted by a static secure key.

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TKIP

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides per-packet key mixing, message integrity check and a 
re-keying mechanism.

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AES

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is Wi-Fi

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 authorized strong encryption standard.

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CKIP

The original Key Integrity Protocol for LEAP by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Network key

There are some rules for each security method:

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Open system/Shared key with WEP

This key is a 64-bit or 128-bit value that must be entered in an ASCII or hexadecimal format.

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64 (40) bit ASCII:

Uses 5 text characters.
e.g. “WSLAN” (this is case sensitive).

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64 (40) bit hexadecimal:

Uses 10 digits of hexadecimal data.
e.g. “71f2234aba”

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128 (104) bit ASCII:

Uses 13 text characters.
e.g. “Wirelesscomms” (this is case sensitive)

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128 (104) bit hexadecimal:

Uses 26 digits of hexadecimal data
e.g. “71f2234ab56cd709e5412aa2ba”

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WPA-PSK and TKIP/AES

Uses a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) that is more than 7 and less than 64 characters in length.