Configuring WPA3/WPA2/WPA PSK Settings

The settings shown in he below image can be defined when one of the WPA PSK options is selected for the Authentication Type.

To configure wireless appliance for WPA authentication with a preset shared key

1. Navigate to the DEVICE | Internal Wireless > Security page.

2. Select the appropriate authentication type from the Authentication Type drop-down menu.

   • WPA2 - PSK : Connects using WPA2 and a preset authentication key.
   • WPA2 - Auto - PSK : Automatically tries to connect using WPA2 and a preset authentication key, but falls back to WPA if the client is not WPA2-capable.
   • WPA3 - PSK : Connects using WPA3 and a preset authentication key.
   • WPA3/WPA2 - PSK : Automatically tries to connect using WPA3 and a preset authentication key, but falls back to WPA2 if the client is not WPA3-capable.

3. Select the EAPOL Version setting from the drop-down menu:

   • V2 (default)—Selects version 2. This provides better security than version 1, but might not be supported by some wireless clients.
   • V1—Selects version 1 of the protocol.

4. In WPA3/WPA2/WPA Settings section, specify these settings:

   • Cipher Type—Select TKIP. Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) is a protocol for enforcing key integrity on a per-packet basis, but it is less secure and has lower throughput. AES and AUTO are also Cipher type options.
   • Group Key Update—Specifies when the SonicWall security appliance updates the key. Select By Timeout to generate a new group key after an interval specified in seconds; this is the default. Select Disabled when using a static key.
   • Interval—If you selected By Timeout in the Group Key Update field, enter the number of seconds before WPA automatically generates a new group key. The default is 86400 seconds. If you selected Disabled for Group Key Update, this option is not displayed.
5. In the Passphrase field, enter the passphrase from which the key is generated.
6. Click Accept to save and apply your settings.