Siemens SCALANCE W760 - Wlan Security Wpa-Psk-Passphrase (Client)

Security and authentication
10.2 WLAN
SCALANCE W760/W720 to IEEE 802.11n Command Line Interface
386 Configuration Manual, 11/2014, C79000-G8976-C351-03
10.2.5.12
wlan security wpa-psk-passphrase (client)
Description
With this command, you store the WPA(2) key that is used in WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK
authentication.
Note
The key can be 8 to 63 ASCII characters or exactly 64 hexadecimal characters long. It
should be selected so that is complex for example
consisting of random numbers, letters
(upper
-/lowercase), have few repetitions and special characters. Do not use known names,
words or terms that could be guessed. If a device is lost or if the key becomes known, the
key should be changed on all devices t
o maintain security.
Note
This command is only available in the client mode.
Requirement
● WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA(2)-PSK auto is set for the type of authentication.
You are in the Interface Configuration mode of the WLAN interface.
The command prompt is as follows:
cli (config-if-wlan-0-X)#
Syntax
Call up the command with the following parameters:
wlan security wpa-psk-passphrase <string>
The parameter has the following meaning:
Parameter
Description
Description
string
WPA(2) key
8....63 ASCII or exactly 64 hex
Result
A WPA(2) key is specified.
Further notes
You display the settings with the show wlan security <wlan 0/X> command.