Chapter 5 Wireless LAN

Figure 22 SSID & Security: WPA-PSK

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 18 SSID & Security: WPA-PSK

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Security Mode

Select WPA-PSKfrom the drop-down list.

 

 

WPA

 

 

 

WPA-PSK

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.

 

Select ASCII or HEX as the key input method and enter the key in the field

 

provided. Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters

 

(including spaces and symbols) or of 64 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F").

 

 

WPA/RADIUS

 

 

 

Rekey Interval

This is the rate at which the AP sends a new group key out to all clients. The re-

 

keying process is the WPA equivalent of automatically changing the WEP key for

 

an AP and all stations in a WLAN on a periodic basis. Enter a time interval between

 

0 and 3600 seconds.

 

 

5.5.5 WPA

Select WPA from the Security Mode list.

 

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