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ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall FVG318 Reference Manual Figure 3-10 3. Select the WPA2 radio box and then select PSK from the WPA with: pull-down menu in the Wireless Security Type section. The PSK settings fields in the PSK Settings section will be highlighted. Note: The Encryption choice will be AES by default. For WPA2+PSK, AES is used. 4. In the PSK Settings section: • Enter the pre-shared key in the Passphrase field. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box. The Passphrase must be 8 to 63 characters in length. The 256 Bit key used for encryption is generated from this passphrase. • Enter a value in the Key Lifetime field. This setting determines how often the encryption key is changed. Shorter periods provide greater security, but adversely affect performance. If desired, you can change the default value. 5. Click Apply to save your settings. Configuring Wireless Connectivity v1.0, September 2007 3-19

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ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall FVG318 Reference Manual
Configuring Wireless Connectivity
3-19
v1.0, September 2007
3.
Select the
WPA2
radio box and then select
PSK
from the
WPA with:
pull-down menu in the
Wireless Security Type section. The PSK settings fields in the PSK Settings section will be
highlighted.
4.
In the PSK Settings section:
Enter the pre-shared key in the
Passphrase
field. Enter a word or group of printable
characters in the Passphrase box. The Passphrase must be 8 to 63 characters in length. The
256 Bit key used for encryption is generated from this passphrase.
Enter a value in the
Key Lifetime
field. This setting determines how often the encryption
key is changed. Shorter periods provide greater security, but adversely affect performance.
If desired, you can change the default value.
5.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
Figure 3-10
Note:
The
Encryption
choice will be AES by default. For WPA2+PSK, AES is used.