Chapter 10 Wireless LAN
WAP3205 v2 User’s Guide
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10.5.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
Select
WPA-PSK
or
WPA2-PSK
from the
Security Mode
list.
Figure 59
Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
WEP Encryption
Select
64-bits
or
128-bits
.
This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use.
Authentication
Method
Select
Auto
or
Shared Key
from the drop-down list box.
This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP key to login to the
wireless client. Keep this setting at
Auto
unless you want to force a key verification before
communication between the wireless client and the WAP3205 v2 occurs.
Select
Shared Key
to force the clients to provide the WEP key prior to communication.
ASCII
Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as WEP key.
Hex
Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as a WEP key.
The preceding "0x", that identifies a hexadecimal key, is entered automatically.
Key 1 to Key 4
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the WAP3205 v2 and the wireless stations
must use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you chose
64-bit WEP
, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters
("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose
128-bit WEP
, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters
("0-9", "A-F").
You must configure at least one key, only one key can be activated at any one time. The
default key is key 1.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the WAP3205 v2.
Reset
Click
Reset
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
Table 33
Network > Wireless LAN > Security: Static WEP
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Table 34
Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
SSID
Select the SSID for which you want to configure the security.
Security Mode
Select
WPA-PSK
or
WPA2-PSK
to enable data encryption.
