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ZyXEL Communications 802.11b/g Wireless Access Point NWA-1100 User Manual

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Appendix E Wireless LANs

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Figure 90 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example

WPA(2)-PSK Application Example

A WPA(2)-PSK application looks as follows.

1 First enter identical passwords into the AP and all wireless clients. The Pre-Shared Key

(PSK) must consist of between 8 and 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal characters
(including spaces and symbols).

2 The AP checks each wireless client's password and (only) allows it to join the network if

the password matches.

3 The AP and wireless clients use the pre-shared key to generate a common PMK

(Pairwise Master Key).

4 The AP and wireless clients use the TKIP or AES encryption process to encrypt data

exchanged between them.

Figure 91 WPA(2)-PSK Authentication