Configuring Wpa+Wpa2 / Wpa-Psk+Wpa2-Psk Mixed Modes - NETGEAR ProSafe WG102-500 Reference Manual

Configuring WPA+WPA2 and WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK Mixed Modes
WPA+WPA2 security requires RADIUS-based 802.1x authentication, so you also must define
RADIUS server settings. For information about RADIUS servers, see
Server Settings" on page
and does not require authentication from a RADIUS server. Depending on the wireless client,
these mixed modes use either TKIP or AES encryption.
When you select WPA-TKIP and WPA2-AES from the Security Policy pull-down menu, the
section expands to display the WPA-TKIP and WPA2-AES fields.
Pre-Shared Key user authentication as an example.
Figure 3-8
Specify the fields that are explained in
Table 3-6.
Field Descriptions
User Pre-Shared Key From the User Authentication pull-down menu, select the Pre-Shared
Authentication
RADIUS
Re-Keying The period during which the broadcast key remains valid. When the period expires, the
Period broadcast key is no longer valid and must be renewed. The default is 3600 seconds
(1 hour).
Re-key on Select the Re-key on re-keying period checkbox to require rekeying after the rekeying
re-keying period period has expired.
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45. WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK security uses a pre-shared key (PSK)
Table 3-6.
Key to enable WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK. This mixed mode does not
require a RADIUS server for authentication, but you must specify a
passphrase.
Passphrase Enter a passphrase with a length must between 8 and 63
characters (inclusive).
Click the Hide / Show Passphrase hyperlink to switch
between hiding and showing the passphrase on screen.
Hiding the passphrase provides added security in a
public environment.
From the User Authentication pull-down menu, select RADIUS to
enable WPA+WPA2, which requires a RADIUS server for
authentication (see "Configuring RADIUS Server Settings" on page
45). This is the default user authentication setting.
"Configuring RADIUS
Figure 3-8 shows