# Wi-Fi Protected Access Wi-Fi Protected Access names the WPA and WPA2 security generations used to authenticate and encrypt Wi-Fi connections. ## Notebook evidence [[Scanned_20260730-1958]], PDF page 26, records WPA/WPA2 beside 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz modes for a [[NETGEAR Nighthawk M1]] mobile router. ## Archive significance The page preserves the local access layer beneath account recovery: regaining an online identity also depended on a working and correctly configured radio network.