ZyXEL Wireless Access Point G1000 91-005-124003B User Manual

G-1000 User’s Guide

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Chapter 6 Wireless LAN

Figure 25   Wireless LAN: 802.1x/WPA for WPA2-PSK Protocol

The following table describes the labels not previously discussed

A RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In user Service) server enables user authentication, 
authorization and accounting. Use RADIUS if you want to authenticate users using an external 
server.

The RADIUS screen allows you to specify the authentication and accounting servers and to 
enable and disable them.

Table 21   Wireless LAN: 802.1x/WPA for WPA2-PSK Protocol

Key Management 

Protocol

Choose WPA2-PSK in this field.

WPA Compatible

Check this box if you want your G-1000 to support WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK at 

the same time. This might reduce the performance of the device, however.

Pre-Shared Key

The encryption mechanisms used for WPA2 and WPA2-PSK are the same. The 

only difference between the two is that 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).

WPA Group Key 

Update Timer

The WPA Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP (if using WPA2-

PSK key management) or RADIUS server (if using WPA2 key management) 

sends a new group key out to all clients. The re-keying process is the WPA2 

equivalent of automatically changing the WEP key for an AP and all stations in a 

WLAN on a periodic basis. Setting of the WPA Group Key Update Timer is also 

supported in WPA2-PSK mode. The G-1000 default is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the G-1000.

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.