P-334U/P-335U User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 26 Wireless: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

WPA Compatible

This check box is available only when you select WPA2-PSKor WPA2 in the

 

Security Mode field.

 

Select the check box to have both WPA2 and WPA wireless clients be able to

 

communicate with the ZyXEL Device even when the ZyXEL Device is using WPA2-

 

PSK or WPA2.

Pre-Shared Key

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

 

the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-PSK/WPA2-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 (in seconds)

order to stay connected. Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. The

 

default time interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

 

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 Update

The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP (if using WPA-PSK/

Timer

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 ZyXEL Device

 

default is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

4.3.4 WPA/WPA2

Click Network > Wireless LAN to display the General screen.

Chapter 4 Wireless LAN

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