ZyXEL Communications Prestige P-870HW-51a v2 - Manual (Page 88)

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
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7.4.4 WPA(2) Authentication
Use this screen to configure and enable WPA or WPA2 authentication; click the
Wireless LAN link under Network to display the General screen. Select WPA or
WPA2 from the Security Mode list.
Figure 43 Wireless LAN > General: WPA(2)
The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.
Table 21 Wireless LAN > General: WPA(2)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Security Mode Choose WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list box.
Active
Compatible This field is only available for WPA2. Select this if you want the ZyXEL
Device to support WPA and WPA2 simultaneously.
WPA Encryption Select the encryption type (TKIP or AES) for data encryption.
WPA2
Preauthenticatio
n This field is available only when you select WPA2.
Pre-authentication enables fast roaming by allowing the wireless client
(already connecting to an AP) to perform IEEE 802.1x authentication
with another AP before connecting to it. Select Enabled to turn on
preauthentication in WAP2. Otherwise, select Disabled.