ZyXEL Communications nwa1100-n - Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-PSK-MIX; Technical Reference

Chapter 7 Wireless Security Screen
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7.4.5 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-PSK-MIX
Use this screen to employ WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX as the security mode of your
NWA. Select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX in the Security Mode field to display the
following screen.
Figure 38 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX
The following table describes the labels not previously discussed
7.5 Technical Reference
This section provides technical background information on the topics discussed in this chapter.
The following is a general guideline in choosing the security mode for your NWA.
• Use WPA(2)-PSK if you have WPA(2)-aware wireless clients but no RADIUS server.Use WPA(2)
security if you have WPA(2)-aware wireless clients and a RADIUS server. WPA has user
authentication and improved data encryption over WEP.
• Use WPA(2)-PSK if you have WPA(2)-aware wireless clients but no RADIUS server.
• If you don’t have WPA(2)-aware wireless clients, then use WEP key encrypting. A higher bit key
offers better security. You can manually enter 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit WEP keys.
More information on Wireless Security can be found in Appendix D on page 177.
Table 20 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Profile Name This is the name that identifying this profile.
Security Mode Choose WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX in this field.
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).
Apply Click Apply to save your changes.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Back Click Back to return to the previous screen.