ZyXEL Communications NBG6503 User Manual

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN

NBG6503 User’s Guide

Click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G or Wireless LAN 5G to display the General screen. Select 
WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode list.

Figure 62   Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G> General: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Refer to 

 for descriptions of the other labels in this screen.

The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the Router to give exclusive access to devices (Allow) 
or exclude devices from accessing the Router (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC 
(Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six 

Table 34   Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Security Mode

Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK to enable data encryption.

WPA-PSK 
Compatible

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 
Router.

Pre-Shared Key  WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a simple common password for authentication.

Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters.

Group Key 
Update Timer

The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP  sends a new group key out to all 
clients. 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router.

Cancel

Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen.