ZyXEL Communications G-570U, User Manual

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ZyXEL G-570U User’s Guide
Chapter 6 Wireless Screens 81
Figure 49 Wireless Security: WPA(2)-PSK
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
6.14.4 Wireless Security: WPA(2)
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.
Table 19 Wireless Security: WPA-PSK
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Encryption Method Select WPA-PSK , WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK if you want to
configure a pre-shared key. Choose this option only if your wireless clients support
it.
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 ASCII characters (including spaces and
symbols). This field is case-sensitive.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the device.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.