ZyXEL Communications G-3000H User Manual

G-3000H User’s Guide

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Chapter 6 Wireless Security Configuration

Figure 36   Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX

The following table describes the labels not previously discussed

Table 25   Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX

Name

Type a name to identify this security profile.

Security Mode

Choose WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX in this field.

Pre-Shared Key

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).

ReAuthentication 

Timer

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). 

Note: If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS 
server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has 
priority. 

Idle Timeout

The ZyAIR 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).

Group Key Update 

Timer

The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP (if using WPA-PSK key 

management) or RADIUS server (if using WPA key management) sends a new 

group key out to all clients. The re-keying process is the WPA equivalent of 

automatically changing the WEP key for an AP and all stations in a WLAN on a 

periodic basis. Setting of the Group Key Update Timer is also supported in WPA-

PSK mode. The ZyAIR default is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.