Chapter 7 Wireless Security Configuration

7.9.6 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-PSK-MIX

Select WPA-PSK,WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX in the Security Mode field to display the following screen.

Figure 63 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX

The following table describes the labels not previously discussed

Table 33 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Name

Type a name to identify this security profile.

 

 

Security Mode

Choose WPA-PSK,WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX in this field.

 

 

Pre-Shared Key

The encryption mechanisms used for WPA and WPA-PSKare the same. The only

 

difference between the two is that WPA-PSKuses a simple common password,

 

instead of user-specific credentials.

 

Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including

 

spaces and symbols).

 

 

ReAuthentication

Specify how often wireless stations have to resend usernames and passwords in

Timer

order to stay connected.

 

Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. The default time interval is

 

1800 seconds (30 minutes). Alternatively, enter “0” to turn reauthentication off.

 

Note: If wireless station authentication is done using a

 

RADIUS server, the reauthentication timer on the

 

RADIUS server has priority.

 

 

Idle Timeout

The ZyXEL Device automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired

 

network after a period of inactivity. The wireless station needs to enter the

 

username and password again before access to the wired network is allowed.

 

The default time interval is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour).

 

 

Group Key

The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP sends a new group key

Update Timer

out to all clients. The re-keying process is the WPA equivalent of automatically

 

changing the group 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 mode.

 

The ZyXEL Device’s default is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

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