ZyXEL Communications NWA-1100 User Manual

 Chapter 7 Wireless Security Screen

ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide

Use this screen to employ WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX as the security mode 
of your ZyXEL Device. Select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX in the Security 
Mode field to display the following screen.

Figure 41   Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX

The following table describes the labels not previously discussed

This section provides technical background information on the topics discussed in this chapter.
The following is a general guideline in choosing the security mode for your ZyXEL Device. 

• Use WPA(2)-PSK if you have WPA(2)-aware wireless clients but no RADIUS server.Use 

WPA(2) security if you have WPA(2)-aware wireless clients and a RADIUS server. WPA 
has user authentication and improved data encryption over WEP.

• Use WPA(2)-PSK if you have WPA(2)-aware wireless clients but no RADIUS server.    
• If you don’t have WPA(2)-aware wireless clients, then use WEP key encrypting. A higher 

bit key offers better security. You can manually enter 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit WEP keys.

More information on Wireless Security can be found in 

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Table 24   Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX

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).

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes.

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.