Chapter 7 Wireless LAN

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

Table 20 Wireless LAN > General: WPA(2)-PSK

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Security Mode

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

 

 

Active

This field is only available for WPA2-PSK. Select this if you want the

Compatible

ZyXEL Device to support WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK simultaneously.

 

 

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

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

Key Update

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

Timer

WPAWPA(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. Setting of the (WPA) Group Key Update Timer is also

 

supported in WPA(2)-PSKmode. The ZyXEL Device default is 1800

 

seconds (30 minutes).

 

 

WPA Encryption

Select the encryption type (TKIP or AES) for data encryption.

 

 

 

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