HP Deskjet 6988 Printer - Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)

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Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) provides security by doing the following:

Encrypting data sent over radio waves from one wireless device to another wireless
device

Controlling access to network resources through authentication protocols

Only devices that share the same WPA settings as the printer will be able to communicate
with the printer.
For example, if the printer's network uses WPA, only devices that have the same WPA
settings as the printer will be able to use the printer.
WPA provides better security than

WEP

.

WPA is a network feature

WPA is an optional wireless network feature. Not all wireless networks use WPA.
Configure the printer for WPA only if the printer's network uses WPA. The printer's WPA
settings must match the network's settings.
If the printer's network does not use WPA, do not configure the printer to use WPA.
If you do not know if the network uses WPA, see the configuration utility for the computer's
NIC card or the network's

Wireless Access Point (WAP)

.

Encryption

WPA uses encryption keys to encode data.
The printer supports two types of WPA encryption: TKIP and AES.
For more information about TKIP and AES, see the

authentication and encryption page

.

To add WPA security

Follow these steps to configure the printer to use WPA:
1.

Open the printer's

embedded Web server (EWS)

.

2.

Click the

Networking

tab.

3.

Under

Connection

, click

Wireless (802.11)

.

4.

Click the

Advanced

tab.

5.

Under

Network Settings

, select

Infrastructure

, and then click

WPA-PSK

Authentication

.

6.

Select one of the following options from the

Encryption

drop-down list:

TKIP

AES

AES/TKIP

WEP

7.

Enter the passphrase in the

Passphrase

box, and then re-enter the passphrase in

the

Confirm Passphrase

box.

8.

Review the configuration summary, click

Apply

, and then close the EWS.