ZyXEL Communications P-334W 8.5Introduction to WPA

Prestige 334W User’s Guide

	Table 8-3 Wireless: Static WEP Encryption
LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Hex	Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as the WEP keys.
	The preceding "0x", that identifies a hexadecimal key, is entered automatically.
Key 1 to Key	The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the Prestige and the wireless stations must
4	use the same WEP key for data transmission.
	If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal
	characters ("0-9", "A-F").
	If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters
	("0-9", "A-F").
	You must configure all four keys, but only one key can be activated at any one time. The
	default key is key 1.
Preamble	Select a preamble type from the drop-down list menu. Choices are Long, Short and
	Dynamic. The default setting is Dynamic.
	See the section on preamble for more information.
802.11 Mode	Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to associate
	with the Prestige.
	Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate
	with the Prestige.
	Select Mixed to allow either IEEE802.11b or IEEE802.11g compliant WLAN devices to
	associate with the Prestige. The transmission rate of your Prestige might be reduced.
Max. Frame	Enable Maximum Frame Burst to help eliminate collisions in mixed-mode networks
Burst	(networks with both IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b traffic) and enhance the
	performance of both pure IEEE 802.11g and mixed IEEE 802.11b/g networks. Maximum
	Frame Burst sets the maximum time, in microseconds, that the Prestige transmits IEEE
	802.11g wireless traffic only.
	Type the maximum frame burst between 0 and 1800 (650, 1000 or 1800 recommended).
	Enter 0 to disable this feature. The default is 650.
Apply	Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.
Reset	Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

8.5Introduction to WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i security specification draft. Key differences between WPA and WEP are user authentication and improved data encryption.

8-8 Wireless Security