Security: Wpa-Psk, Wpa2-Psk, Wpa2-Psk-Mix - ZyXEL Communications 802.11 a/g User Manual

Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen

10.4.6 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-PSK-MIX

Use this screen to set the selected profile to WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-
MIX security mode. Select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX in the
Security Mode field to display the following screen.
Figure 99 Wireless > Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX
The following table describes the labels not previously discussed
Table 46 Wireless > Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX
LABEL
Profile Name
Security Mode
Pre-Shared Key
ReAuthentication
Timer
Idle Timeout
158
DESCRIPTION
Type a name to identify this security profile.
Choose WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX in this field.
The encryption mechanisms used for WPA and WPA-PSK are the
same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-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).
Specify how often wireless stations have to resend usernames and
passwords in order to stay connected.
Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. The default time
interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). Alternatively, enter "0" to turn
reauthentication off.
Note: If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS
server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server
has priority.
The NWA automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired
network after a period of inactivity. The wireless station needs to
enter the username and password again before access to the wired
network is allowed.
The default time interval is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour).
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