ZyXEL Communications Corporation AMG1302 Manuel D’Utilisation

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN

AMG1302-T10A User’s Guide

Use this screen to configure and enable WPA(2)-PSK authentication. Click Network > Wireless 
LAN 

to display the AP screen. Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode list.

Network > Wireless LAN > AP: WPA(2)-PSK

The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.

Network > Wireless LAN > AP: WPA(2)-PSK

Security Mode

Choose WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the drop-down list box.

Encryption

If the security mode is WPA-PSK, you can set the encryption mode to TKIP to enable 

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) security on your wireless network. 

If the security mode is WPA2-PSK, you can set the encryption mode to AES to enable 

Advanced Encryption System (AES) security on your wireless network. AES provides 

superior security to TKIP.

If the security mode is WPA2-PSK and WPA Compatible is selected, you can set the 

encryption mode to TKIP/AES to allow both TKIP and AES types of security in your 

wireless network.

WPA Compatible

This check box is available only when you select WPA2-PSK in the Security Mode 

field.

Select the check box to have both WPA-PSK wireless clients be able to communicate 

with the Device even when the Device is using WPA2-PSK.

Pre-Shared Key 

The encryption mechanisms used for WPA(2) and WPA(2)-PSK are the same. The 

only difference between the two is that WPA(2)-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 Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP (if using WPA(2)-PSK key 

management) or RADIUS server (if using WPA(2) key management) sends a new 

group key out to all clients. The re-keying process is the WPA(2) equivalent of 

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

basis.