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Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
P-2612HNU-Fx User’s Guide
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7.3.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Authentication
The WPA-PSK security mode provides both improved data encryption and user
authentication over WEP. Using a Pre-Shared Key (PSK), both the ZyXEL Device
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.
Use these options if you do not have RADIUS server on your network to verify
user credentials.
Click Network > Wireless LAN > Security and select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
from the Security Mode list.
Figure 38 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.
Table 27 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
LABEL DESCRIPTION
SSID Select the SSID security profile you want to configure.
Security Mode Choose WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the drop-down list box.
WPA Compatible This field is only available for WPA2-PSK. Select this if you want the
ZyXEL Device to support WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK simultaneously.
Pre-Shared Key The encryption mechanisms used for WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/
WPA2-PSK are the same. The only difference between the two is that
WPA-PSK/WPA2-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).