ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 8 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA/WPA2

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Encryption Type

The encryption mechanisms used for WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK are

 

the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses

 

a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials.

 

Select the encryption type (TKIP or AES) for data encryption.

 

Refer to Section 3.2.3.3 on page 40 for more information.

 

 

Authentication

The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server or AP.

Type

Select an authentication method from the drop down list. Options are TLS and

 

PEAP.

Login Name

Enter a user name.

 

This is the user name that you or an administrator set up on a RADIUS server.

 

Note: At the time of writing this field is not available on Windows

 

Vista. Please see Section 4.6 on page 71 for more

 

information.

Password

This field is not available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field.

 

Enter the password associated with the user name above.

 

Note: At the time of writing this field is not available on Windows

 

Vista. Please see Section 4.6 on page 71 for more

 

information.

 

 

Certificate

This field is only available when you select TLS in the Authentication Type field.

 

Click Browse to select a certificate.

 

Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and

 

obtain the certificate(s) from a certificate authority (CA).

 

Consult your network administrator for more information.

 

Note: At the time of writing this field is not available on Windows

 

Vista. Please see Section 4.6 on page 71 for more

 

information.

 

 

Validate Server

Select the check box to check the certificate of the authentication server.

Certificate

 

PEAP Inner EAP

This field is only available when you select PEAP in the Authentication Type field.

 

The PEAP method used by the RADIUS server or AP for client authentication is

 

MS CHAP v2.

Back

Click Back to go to the Site Survey screen to select and connect to another

 

network.

Next

Click Next to confirm your selections and advance to the Confirm Save screen.

 

Refer to Section 4.3.2 on page 61.

Exit

Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving.

 

 

4.3.1.4 IEEE 802.1x

Configure IEEE 802.1x security with various authentication methods in this screen.

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