ZyXEL Communications WX5600-T0 - 7.2.1 No Security; 7.2.2 More Secure (Recommended)

Chapter 7 Wireless
WX Series User’s Guide
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7.2.1 No Security
Select No Security to allow WiFi stations to communicate with the WX Device without any data
encryption or authentication.
Note: If you do not enable any WiFi security on your WX Device, your network is accessible to
any WiFi networking device that is within range.
Figure 41 Wireless > General: No Security
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
7.2.2 More Secure (Recommended)
The WPA-PSK security mode provides both improved data encryption and user authentication over
WEP. Using a Pre-Shared Key (PSK), both the WX 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 newer, more robust version of the WPA
encryption standard. It offers slightly better security, although the use of PSK makes it less robust than it
could be.
Click Network Setting > Wireless to display the General screen. Select More Secure as the security level.
Then select WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE or WPA3-SAE/WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode list.
Cancel Click Cancel to restore the default or previously saved settings.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes.
Table 19 Network Setting > Wireless > General (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 20 Wireless > General: No Security
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Security Level Choose No Security to allow all WiFi connections without data encryption or authentication.