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ZyXEL P-330W User's Guide Figure 33 Wireless Security Setup: WPA-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 23 Wireless Security Setup: WPA-PSK LABEL Encryption WPA Authentication Mode WPA Format Pre-Shared Key Group Key Life TIme Save Reset DESCRIPTION Choose WPA from the drop-down list box for TKIP encryption. Choose WPA2 (AES) from the drop-down list box to use WPA2's AES encryption. Choose WPA2 Mixed from the drop-down list box to allow both TKIP or AES encryption. Choose Personal to enable PSK mode. Choose whether to enter the PSK by either Passphrase or Hex 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) or 64 hex characters. The Group Key Life Time is the rate at which the AP sends a new group key out to all clients. The re-keying process is the WPA equivalent of automatically changing the WEP key for an AP and all stations in a WLAN on a periodic basis. Click Save to save your changes back to the P-330W. Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 61 Chapter 5 Wireless

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ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide
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Chapter 5 Wireless
Figure 33
Wireless Security Setup: WPA-PSK
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 23
Wireless Security Setup: WPA-PSK
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Encryption
Choose
WPA
from the drop-down list box for TKIP encryption.
Choose
WPA2 (AES)
from the drop-down list box to use WPA2’s AES encryption.
Choose
WPA2 Mixed
from the drop-down list box to allow both TKIP or AES
encryption.
WPA
Authentication
Mode
Choose
Personal
to enable PSK mode.
WPA Format
Choose whether to enter the PSK by either
Passphras
e or
Hex
key.
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) or 64 hex characters.
Group Key Life
TIme
The
Group Key Life Time
is the rate at which the AP sends a new group key out
to all clients. The re-keying process is the WPA equivalent of automatically
changing the WEP key for an AP and all stations in a WLAN on a periodic basis.
Save
Click
Save
to save your changes back to the P-330W.
Reset
Click
Reset
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.