Wireless Security; No Security - ZyXEL Communications NBG6604 User Manual

Table 21 Wireless (continued)
LABEL
Security Mode
WPA-PSK
Compatible
PMF
Pre-Shared Key
Group Key Update
Timer
Apply
Cancel
See the rest of this chapter for information on the other labels in this screen.

10.3 Wireless Security

The screen varies depending on what you select in the Security Mode field.

10.3.1 No Security

Select No Security to allow wireless clients to communicate with the access points without any data
encryption.
Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your NBG6604, your network is accessible
to any wireless networking device that is within range.
Chapter 10 Wireless LAN
DESCRIPTION
Select WPA2-PSK to add security on this wireless network. The wireless clients which want to
associate to this network must have same wireless security settings as this device. After you
select to use a security, additional options appears in this screen. See
for detailed information on different security modes. Or you can select No Security to allow
any client to associate this network without authentication.
Note: If the WPS function is enabled (default), only No Security and WPA2-PSK are
available in this field.
This field appears when you choose WPA2-PSK as the Security Mode.
Select this to allow wireless devices using WPA-PSK security mode to connect to your
NBG6604.
Protected Management Frames (PMF) is a protection mechanism of action management
frames.
Select this to allow wireless devices using the PMF protection mechanism to connect to your
NBG6604.
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a simple common password for authentication.
Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters.
The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP sends a new group key out to all
clients.
The default is 3600 seconds (60 minutes).
Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6604.
Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
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