HP ProCurve Wireless Access Point 420 - Hewlett Packard

Command Line Reference
Interface Commands
6-74
• When the WPA mode is set to pre-shared-key, the key must first be
generated and distributed to all wireless clients before they can
successfully associate with the access point.
Example
HP420(if-wireless g)#wpa-mode pre-shared-key
HP420(if-wireless g)#
Related Commands
wpa-clients (page 6-72)
wpa-preshared-key (page 6-74)
wpa-preshared-key
This command defines a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) pre-shared key.
Syntax
wpa-preshared-key
• type - Input format. (Options: ASCII, HEX)
• value - The key string.
– For ASCII input, type a string between 8 and 63 alphanumeric
characters.
– For HEX input, type exactly 64 hexadecimal digits.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Wireless)
Command Usage
• To support Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) for client authentication,
use the wpa-clients command to specify that WPA is required, use the
wpa-mode command to specify the pre-shared key mode, and use this
command to configure one static key.
• If WPA is used in pre-shared key mode, all wireless clients must be
configured with the same pre-shared key to communicate with the
access point.
Example
HP420(if-wireless g)#wpa-preshared-key ASCII agoodsecret
HP420(if-wireless g)#