Chapter 6 Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 29 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Security Mode

Choose WPA-PSKor WPA2-PSKfrom the drop-down list box.

 

 

WPA Compatible

This option is available only when you select WPA2-PSKin the Security Mode field.

 

Select this option to have both WPA2 and WPA wireless clients be able to communicate

 

with the NBG-418N even when the NBG-418N is using WPA2-PSK.

 

 

Cipher Type

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

 

Select AES if your wireless clients can all use AES. Otherwise, select TKIP or select

 

TKIP+AES to allow the wireless clients to use either TKIP or AES.

 

 

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 WPA-PSK/WPA2-

Update Timer

PSK key 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-

 

PSK mode.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-418N.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

 

 

6.5 MAC Filter

The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG-418N to give exclusive access to up to 16 devices (Allow) or exclude up to 16 devices from accessing the NBG-418N (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.

To change your NBG-418N’s MAC filter settings, click Network > Wireless LAN > MAC Filter. The screen appears as shown.

 

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