ZyXEL Communications zyxel 7.4.4 WPA(2) Authentication

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN

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

Table 27 Wireless LAN > General: WPA(2)-PSK

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Auto Generate	This field is only available for WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK.
Key	Select this option to have the P-870HN-51D automatically generate an
	SSID and pre-shared key. The SSID and Pre-Shared Key fields will
	not be configurable when you select this option.
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 P-
Compatible	870HN-51D to support WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK simultaneously.
Encryption	Select the encryption type (TKIP, AES or TKIP+AES) for data
	encryption.
	Select TKIP if your wireless clients can all use TKIP.
	Select AES if your wireless clients can all use AES.
	Select TKIP+AES to allow the wireless clients to use either TKIP or
	AES.
Pre-Shared Key	The encryption mechanisms used for WPA(2) and WPA(2)-PSK are 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).
Group Key	The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP sends a new
Update Timer	group key out to all clients.
ReKey Method	Select Time to change encryption keys automatically using the time
	interval specified in the Group Key Update Timer field. If no value is
	entered in the said field, this feature is disabled.
	Select None if you do not want to use this feature.

7.4.4 WPA(2) Authentication

Use this screen to configure and enable WPA or WPA2 authentication; click the Wireless LAN link under Network to display the General screen. Select WPA or WPA2 from the Security Mode list.

Note: WPA or WPA2 is not available if you enable WPS before you configure WPA or WPA2 in the Wireless LAN > General screen.

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