ZyXEL Communications NBG-417N manual MAC Filter, Security Mode field

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 27 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
WPA	This check box is available only when you select WPA2-PSKin the
Compatible	Security Mode field.
	Select the check box to have both WPA2 and WPA wireless clients be
	able to communicate with the NBG-417N even when the NBG-417N is
	using WPA2-PSK.
Pre-Shared Key	WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSKuses a simple common password for
	authentication.
	Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters
	(including spaces and symbols).
	Type a pre-shared key less than 64 case-sensitive HEX characters ("0-
	9", "A-F").
Group Key	The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP (if using
Update Timer	WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSKkey management) or RADIUS server (if using
	WPA/WPA2 key management) sends a new group key out to all
	clients. The re-keying process is the WPA/WPA2 equivalent of
	automatically changing the WEP key for an AP and all stations in a
	WLAN on a periodic basis. Setting of the Group Key Update Timer is
	also supported in WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSKmode. The default is 1800
	seconds (30 minutes).
Apply	Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-417N.
Reset	Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

7.5 MAC Filter

The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG-417N to give exclusive access to up to 16 devices (Allow) or exclude up to 16 devices from accessing the NBG-417N (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC address of the devices to configure this screen.

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