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Does CDRouter support WPA2?

Yes. CDRouter supports WPA2 beginning with CDRouter version 3.3. To create a WPA2 wireless interface, you must be using a supported WPA2 wireless card and driverloader 2.32 or newer.

What wireless networking cards are supported?

To configure a wireless interface for WPA2, simply set the testvar wpaMode to 'WPA2' in your configuration file:

   testvar wpaMode WPA2

If the device under test is running in WPA2 mode, the beacon announcements will contain an RSN Information Element (RSN IE) based on IEEE 802.11i-2004. This will be displayed in the results of a Linux wireless scan as "IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version1". If the device is running in WPA mode, the wireless scan will show "IE: WPA Version 1". You can perform Linux wireless scan using the 'iwlist' command:

   /usr/sbin/iwlist wlan0 scan

CDRouter will report an error if you attempt to run using WPA2 and the wireless card does not support WPA2. You may need to upgrade the wireless card driver to support WPA2 or you may need to switch to a QA Cafe recommended card that is known to support WPA2. Please contact support@qacafe.com for help selecting a wireless card.