Zyxel P-2612HNU-F1F PLDT Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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6.2.4

WPA(2) Authentication

The WPA2 security mode is currently the most robust form of encryption for

wireless networks. It requires a RADIUS server to authenticate user credentials

and is a full implementation the security protocol. Use this security option for

maximum protection of your network. However, it is the least backwards

compatible with older devices.

The WPA security mode is a security subset of WPA2. It requires the presence of a

RADIUS server on your network in order to validate user credentials. This

encryption standard is slightly older than WPA2 and therefore is more compatible

with older devices.

WPA-PSK

Compatible

This field appears when you choose

WPA-PSK2

as the

Security Mode

.

Check this field to allow wireless devices using

WPA-PSK

security

mode to connect to your ZyXEL Device. The ZyXEL Device supports

WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK simultaneously.

Encryption

If the security mode is

WPA-PSK

, the encryption mode is set to

TKIP

to enable Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) security on your

wireless network.

If the security mode is

WPA-PSK2

and

WPA-PSK Compatible

is

disabled, the encryption mode is set to

AES

to enable Advanced

Encryption System (AES) security on your wireless network. AES

provides superior security to TKIP.

If the security mode is

WPA-PSK2

and

WPA-PSK Compatible

is

enabled, the encryption mode is set to

TKIPAES MIX

to allow both

TKIP and AES types of security in your wireless network.

Table 16

Wireless > General: WPA(2)-PSK (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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Click

Network Settings

>

Wireless

to display the

General

screen. Select

More

Secure

as the security level. Then select

WPA

or

WPA2

from the

Security Mode

list.

Figure 27

Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 17

Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Security Level

Select

More Secure

to enable WPA(2)-PSK data encryption.

Security Mode

Choose

WPA

or

WPA2

from the drop-down list box.

Authentication Server

IP Address

Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted

decimal notation.

Port Number

Enter the port number of the external authentication server. The

default port number is

1812

.

You need not change this value unless your network administrator

instructs you to do so with additional information.

Shared Secret

Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be

shared between the external authentication server and the ZyXEL

Device.

The key must be the same on the external authentication server and

your ZyXEL Device. The key is not sent over the network.

more.../hide

more

Click

more...

to show more fields in this section. Click

hide more

to

hide them.

WPA Compatible

This field is only available for WPA2. Select this if you want the ZyXEL

Device to support WPA and WPA2 simultaneously.

Group Key

Update Timer

The

Group Key Update Timer

is the rate at which the RADIUS

server

sends a new group key out to all clients.

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6.3

The More AP Screen

The ZyXEL Device can broadcast up to four wireless network names at the same

time. This means that users can connect to the ZyXEL Device using different

SSIDs. You can secure the connection on each SSID profile so that wireless clients

connecting to the ZyXEL Device using different SSIDs cannot communicate with

each other.

This screen allows you to enable and configure multiple Basic Service Sets (BSSs)

on the ZyXEL Device.

Click

Network Settings > Wireless

>

More AP

. The following screen displays.

Figure 28

Network Settings > Wireless > More AP

Encryption

If the security mode is

WPA

, the encryption mode is set to

TKIP

to

enable Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) security on your

wireless network.

If the security mode is

WPA2

, the encryption mode is set to

AES

to

enable Advanced Encryption System (AES) security on your wireless

network. AES provides superior security to TKIP.

ReKey Method

•

The ZyXEL Device can automatically disconnect a wireless station

from the wired network after a period of inactivity or after a certain

number of packets have been processed. The wireless station

needs to enter the username and password again before access to

the wired network is allowed. Select

TIME

to have the ZyXEL

Device automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired

network after a period of inactivity.

•

Select

PKT

to have the ZyXEL Device automatically disconnects a

wireless station from the wired network after a certain number of

packets have been processed.

•

Select

NONE

if you do not want the connection between the ZyXEL

Device and a wireless station to time out.

Table 17

Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2) (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

6.3.1

Edit More AP

Use this screen to edit an SSID profile. Click the

Edit

icon next to an SSID in the

More AP

screen. The following screen displays.

Figure 29

Wireless > More AP: Edit

Table 18

Network Settings > Wireless > More AP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

#

This is the index number of the entry.

Active

This field indicates whether this SSID is active. A yellow bulb signifies

that this SSID is active. A gray bulb signifies that this SSID is not active.

SSID

An SSID profile is the set of parameters relating to one of the ZyXEL

Device’s BSSs. The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service

Set with which a wireless device is associated.

This field displays the name of the wireless profile on the network. When

a wireless client scans for an AP to associate with, this is the name that

is broadcast and seen in the wireless client utility.

Security

This field indicates the security mode of the SSID profile.

Modify

Click the

Edit

icon to configure the SSID profile.

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The following table describes the fields in this screen.

6.4

The WPS Screen

Use this screen to configure WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) on your ZyXEL Device.

WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without

having to configure security settings manually. Set up each WPS connection

between two devices. Both devices must support WPS. See

Section 6.7.6.3 on

page 147

for more information about WPS.

Note: The ZyXEL Device applies the security settings of the

SSID1

profile (see

Section 6.2 on page 125

). If you want to use the WPS feature, make sure you

have set the security mode of

SSID1

to

WPA-PSK

,

WPA2-PSK

or

No Security

.

Table 19

Wireless > More AP: Edit

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Wireless Network Setup

Wireless

Select the

Enable Wireless LAN

check box to activate the wireless

LAN.

Wireless Network Settings

Wireless Network

Name (SSID)

The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which

a wireless device is associated. Wireless devices associating to the

access point (AP) must have the same SSID.

Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 English keyboard characters) for

the wireless LAN.

Hide SSID

Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame

so a station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site

survey tool.

BSSID

This shows the MAC address of the wireless interface on the ZyXEL

Device when wireless LAN is enabled.

Security Level

Security Mode

Select

Basic (WEP)

or

More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK, WPA(2))

to

add security on this wireless network. The wireless clients which

want to associate to this network must have same wireless security

settings as the ZyXEL Device. After you select to use a security,

additional options appears in this screen.

Or you can select

No Security

to allow any client to associate this

network without any data encryption or authentication.

See

Section 6.2.1 on page 127

for more details about this field.

Apply

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

Back

Click

Back

to exit this screen without saving.

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