Secure WLANs Authenticating a Home User

Home routers typically have two choices for authentication: WPA and WPA2, with WPA 2 having two authentication methods.

• Personal – Intended for home or small office networks, users authenticate using a pre-shared key (PSK). Wireless clients authenticate with the wireless router using a pre-shared password. No special authentication server is required.
• Enterprise – Intended for enterprise networks. Requires a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) authentication server. The device must be authenticated by the RADIUS server and then users must authenticate using 802.1X standard, which uses the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) for authentication.