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Vigor2850n WPA2 and PSK

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14 Apr 2014 14:59 #79671 by terven
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I'm trying to set a more secure WPA2 PSK on my Vigor2850n. I have followed the instructions to set this: 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by "0x". I have entered this in upper- and lower-case digits, both when setting the password and when trying to connect. However, I cannot connect using such a password.

Does anyone have any experience of or tips for using a hex WPA2 PSK?

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15 Apr 2014 10:38 #79677 by sicon
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Can you link to the instructions you followed?

You can go up to 63 characters for WPA2 PSK but 12-16 is sufficient

I might be wrong but done you use ASCII or HEX when you use WEP encryption?

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16 Apr 2014 06:45 #79689 by terven
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The instructions are in the user manual - section 3.5.3 Security. On page 81 there is a screenshot which shows the following:

Type 8~63 ASCII character or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by "0x", for example "cfgsa1a2" or "0x655abcd...".

So, it has to be 64 hex digits but, I can't get this to work. Am I missing something?

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17 Apr 2014 16:52 #79708 by sicon
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I think that must be wrong as you don't get "x" in Hex its just abcdef & 0123456789

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01 May 2014 10:14 #79790 by macximum
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Correct 'x' does not occur in Hex but prefixing with '0x' signifies to the compiler or device reading the code that what immediately follows is a hexadecimal string.

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01 May 2014 12:57 #79791 by sicon
Replied by sicon on topic Re: Vigor2850n WPA2 and PSK

macximum wrote: Correct 'x' does not occur in Hex but prefixing with '0x' signifies to the compiler or device reading the code that what immediately follows is a hexadecimal string.



Cool - Im gonna give that a go :D

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