Chapter 9 Wireless
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9.2.1 No Security
Select No Security to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any data
encryption or authentication.
Note: If you do not enable any WiFi security on your Zyxel Device, your network is accessible to
any wireless networking device that is within range.
Figure 100 Wireless > General: No Security
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
9.2.2 More Secure (Recommended)
The WPA-PSK (WiFi Protected Access-Pre-Shared Key) security mode provides both improved data
encryption and user authentication over WEP. Using a pre-shared key, both the Zyxel Device and the
connecting client share a common password in order to validate the connection. This type of
encryption, while robust, is not as strong as WPA, WPA2 or even WPA2-PSK. The WPA2-PSK security mode
is a more robust version of the WPA encryption standard. It offers better security, although the use of PSK
makes it less robust than it could be. The WPA3-SAE (Simultaneous Authentication of Equals handshake)
security mode protects against dictionary attacks (password guessing attempts). It improves security by
requiring a new encryption key every time a WPA3 connection is made. A handshake is the
communication between the Zyxel Device and a connecting client at the beginning of a WiFi session.
Click Network Setting > Wireless to display the General screen. Select More Secure as the security level.
Then select WPA3-SAE from the Security Mode list if your WiFi client supports it. If you are not sure, select
WPA3-SAE/WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK.
Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes.
Table 43 Network Setting > Wireless > General (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 44 Wireless > General: No Security
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Security Level Choose No Security to allow all WiFi connections without data encryption or authentication.
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