Chapter 8 Wireless LAN

The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.

Table 28 Network > Wireless LAN > AP: Static WEP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Security

Choose Static WEP from the drop-down list box.

Mode

 

 

 

Passphrase

Enter a passphrase (up to 32 printable characters) and click Generate.

 

The ZyXEL Device automatically generates a WEP key.

 

 

WEP Key

The WEP key is used to encrypt data. Both the ZyXEL Device and the

 

wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission.

 

If you want to manually set the WEP key, enter any 5 or 13 characters

 

(ASCII string) or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") for a 64-

 

bit or 128-bit WEP key respectively.

 

 

8.2.3 WPA(2)-PSK

Use this screen to configure and enable WPA(2)-PSK authentication. Click Network > Wireless LAN to display the AP screen. Select WPA-PSK or WPA2- PSK from the Security Mode list.

Figure 45 Network > Wireless LAN > AP: WPA(2)-PSK

The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.

Table 29 Network > Wireless LAN > AP: WPA(2)-PSK

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Security Mode

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

 

 

Pre-Shared Key

The encryption mechanisms used for WPA(2) and WPA(2)-PSKare

 

the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA(2)-PSK

 

uses 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).

 

 

WPA Group Key

The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP (if using

Update Timer

WPA(2)-PSKkey management) or RADIUS server (if using WPA(2)

 

key management) sends a new group key out to all clients. The re-

 

keying process is the WPA(2) equivalent of automatically changing the

 

WEP key for an AP and all stations in a WLAN on a periodic basis.

 

 

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