ZyXEL Communications 802.11g Wireless Access Point ZyXEL G-560 - Manual (Page 77)

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide
Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 77
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 16 Wireless Security: WPA-PSK
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Encryption Method Select WPA-PSK if you want to configure a pre-shared key but your wireless
clients don’t support WPA2.
Select WPA2-PSK if you want to configure a pre-shared key and your wireless
clients support WPA2.
Select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Mixed if you want to configure a pre-shared key and
your wireless clients support either WPA or WPA2.
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 ASCII characters (including spaces and
symbols). This field is case-sensitive.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the G-560.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
6.16.4 WPA/WPA2/Mixed
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard. WPA2 (IEEE
802.11i) is a wireless security standard that defines stronger encryption, authentication and
key management than WPA. Key differences between WPA(2) and WEP are user
authentication and improved data encryption.
Figure 44 Wireless Security: WPA