More Secure (Wpa(2)-Psk) - ZyXEL Communications AMG1312-T Series User Manual

Note: WEP is extremely insecure. Its encryption can be broken by an attacker, using
widely-available software. It is strongly recommended that you use a more
effective security mechanism. Use the strongest security mechanism that all the
wireless devices in your network support. For example, use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
if all your wireless devices support it, or use WPA or WPA2 if your wireless devices
support it and you have a RADIUS server. If your wireless devices support nothing
stronger than WEP, use the highest encryption level available.
Your AMG1312-T Series allows you to configure one 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key.
In order to configure and enable WEP encryption, click Network Setting > Wireless to display the
General screen, then select Basic as the security level.
Figure 29 Wireless > General: Basic (WEP)
The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.
Table 18 Wireless > General: Basic (WEP)
LABEL
Security Level
Generate
password
automatically
Password
WEP Encryption

7.2.3 More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK)

The WPA-PSK security mode provides both improved data encryption and user authentication over
WEP. Using a Pre-Shared Key (PSK), both the AMG1312-T Series 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.
AMG1312-T Series User's Guide
DESCRIPTION
Select Basic to enable WEP data encryption.
Select this option to have the AMG1312-T Series automatically generate a password. The
password field will not be configurable when you select this option.
The password (WEP key) are used to encrypt data. Both the AMG1312-T Series and the
wireless stations must use the same password (WEP key) for data transmission.
If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters
("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters
("0-9", "A-F").
Select 64-bits or 128-bits.
This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use.
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