AirborneM2M™ User Guide
50
CONFIGURING FOR WPA-PSK SECURITY
This security type is a very popular type and is easy to configure. Most often used in SOHO and home
environments, some enterprise networks do use it.
Table 24 - Configuring for WPA Security
Step
Description
Navigation Bar
Select
Configuration
You will see a group of fields under the banner
of WLAN Parameters.
Feature Link
Select
WLAN Security Settings
The wireless interface must be configured before
configuring the security for the network.
A page showing the range of security options
and fields is displayed.
Select
Wireless LAN Security
Select
WPA-PSK
from the drop down list.
Select
WPA Protocol Version
Select
Auto
from the drop down list. This field
should not need to be changed. Only modify if
you have specifically been told to by the network
administrator.
Select
WPA/WPA2 Pre Shared Key (PSK)
Enter the PreShared Key used by the AP. The
PSK is case sensitive and must be entered
exactly as it is in the AP.
The PSK cannot include spaces.
Press
Commit
[Button]
Saves changes to the device.
Optional
Press
Reload
[Button]
Reloads the
WLAN Settings
page. Select this is
you have further configuration options to
change.
Optional
Press
Restart
[Button]
Restarts the device. After the device is rebooted,
it will attempt to authenticate to the configured
network. As long as the network is in range, the
wireless interface will connect.
If the network is using DHCP, then an IP address
will be assigned to the WLAN interface and IP
connectivity is possible over the WLAN network.
If the network is using static IP addresses, it will
be necessary to configure the network interface.
See the next step.
Feature Link
Select
Network Settings
The wireless interface is now configured.
However, if the WLAN network does not have a
DHCP server available to provide IP address to
the device, it necessary to assign a static IP
address to the wireless interface.
Selecting
Network Settings
will configuration
of the device with a static IP address. This is
covered in section 19.0.