More Secure (Wpa(2)-Psk) - ZyXEL Communications SBG3500-N000 User Manual

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 SBG3500-N 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.
Click Network Setting > Wireless to display the General screen. Select More Secure as the
security level. Then select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode list.
Figure 37 Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)-PSK
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 22 Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)-PSK
LABEL
Security Level
Security Mode
Generate
password
automatically
Password
more.../less
WPA-PSK
Compatible
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DESCRIPTION
Select More Secure to enable WPA(2)-PSK data encryption.
Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the drop-down list box.
Select this option to have the SBG3500-N Series automatically generate a password. The
password field will not be configurable when you select this option.
The encryption mechanisms used for WPA(2) and WPA(2)-PSK are the same. The only
difference between the two is that WPA(2)-PSK uses a simple common password, instead of
user-specific credentials.
If you did not select Generate password automatically, you can manually type a pre-
shared key from 8 to 64 case-sensitive keyboard characters.
Click more... to show more fields in this section. Click less to hide them.
This field appears when you choose WPA-PSK2 as the Security Mode.
Check this field to allow wireless devices using WPA-PSK security mode to connect to your
SBG3500-N Series. The SBG3500-N Series supports WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK
simultaneously.
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