Figure 31 security settings: wpa/wpa2, Table 10 security setting: wpa/wpa2 – ZyXEL Communications NWD210N User Manual

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Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration

NWD210N User’s Guide

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Figure 31 Security Settings: WPA/WPA2

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 10 Security Setting: WPA/WPA2

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Encryption Type

The encryption mechanisms used for WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK are

the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses

a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials.
Select the encryption type (TKIP or AES) for data encryption.
Refer to

Section 3.2.1.3 on page 39

for more information.

EAP Type

The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server or AP.
Select an authentication method from the drop down list. Options are TLS, PEAP

and TTLS (at the time of writing, TTLS is not available in Windows Vista).

Login Name

Enter a user name.
This is the user name that you or an administrator set up on a RADIUS server.

Password

This field is not available when you select TLS in the EAP Type field.
Enter the password associated with the user name above.

Certificate

This field is only available when you select TLS in the EAP Type field.
Click Browse to select a certificate.

Note: You must first have a wired connection to a network and

obtain the certificate(s) from a certificate authority (CA).
Consult your network administrator for more information.

Validate Server

Certificate

Select this to verify the certificate of the authentication server.
If you select this and click Next, the Server Certificate Setting screen displays.

PEAP Inner EAP

This field is only available when you select PEAP in the EAP Type field.
The PEAP method used by the RADIUS server or AP for client authentication is

MS CHAP v2.

TTLS Protocol

This field is available only when you select TTLS in the EAP Type field.
Select a TTLS protocol that the RADIUS server uses. Options are CHAP, MS-

CHAP, MS-CHAP-V2 and PAP.

Back

Click Back to go to the Site Survey screen to select and connect to another

network.

Next

Click Next to confirm your selections and advance to the Summary screen (refer

to

Section 4.3.3 on page 55

.)

If you selected Validate Server Certificate, the Server Certificate Setting

screen displays (refer to

Section 4.3.2 on page 55

).

Exit

Click Exit to return to the Site Survey screen without saving.

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