Chapter 7 Wireless

Click Network Settings > Wireless to display the General screen. Select More Secure as the security level. Then select WPA or WPA2 from the Security Mode list.

Figure 27 Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 13 Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Security Level

Select More Secure to enable WPA(2)-PSK data encryption.

 

 

Security Mode

Choose WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list box.

 

 

Authentication Server

 

 

IP Address

Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted

 

decimal notation.

 

 

Port Number

Enter the port number of the external authentication server. The

 

default port number is 1812.

 

You need not change this value unless your network administrator

 

instructs you to do so with additional information.

 

 

Shared Secret

Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be

 

shared between the external authentication server and the ZyXEL

 

Device.

 

The key must be the same on the external authentication server and

 

your ZyXEL Device. The key is not sent over the network.

 

 

more.../less

Click more... to show more fields in this section. Click less to hide

 

them.

 

 

WPA Compatible

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

 

Device to support WPA and WPA2 simultaneously.

 

 

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