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Chapter 8 Wireless Security Configuration
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When you use WPA2 or WPA2-PSK in your ZyXEL Device, you can select WPA2-MIX or
WPA2-PSK-MIX to support WPA as well. In this case, if some of the devices support WPA
and some support WPA2, you should set up WPA2-PSK-MIX or WPA2-MIX (depending on
the type of wireless network login) in the ZyXEL Device.
Many types of encryption use a key to protect the information in the wireless network. The
longer the key, the stronger the encryption. Every device in the same wireless network must
have the same key.
8.2 Security Modes
The following table describes the security modes you can configure.
8.3 Configuring Security
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The following screens are configurable only in Access Point, AP+Bridge and
MBSSID operating modes only.
Use the Security screen to create secure profiles. A security profile is a group of configuration
settings which can be assigned to an SSID profile in the SSID configuration screen.
You can configure up to 16 security profiles.
To change your ZyXEL Device’s wireless security settings, click WIRELESS > Security.
Table 25 Security Modes
SECURITY MODE DESCRIPTION
None Select this to have no data encryption.
WEP Select this to use WEP encryption.
802.1x-Only Select this to use 802.1x authentication with no data encryption.
802.1x-Static64 Select this to use 802.1x authentication with a static 64bit WEP key and an
authentication server.
802.1x-Static128 Select this to use 802.1x authentication with a static 128bit WEP key and
an authentication server.
WPA Select this to use WPA.
WPA-PSK Select this to use WPA with a pre-shared key.
WPA2 Select this to use WPA2.
WPA2-MIX Select this to use either WPA2 or WPA depending on which security mode
the wireless client uses.
WPA2-PSK Select this to use WPA2 with a pre-shared key.
WPA2-PSK-MIX Select this to use either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK, depending on which
security mode the wireless client uses.