PPSK Management

Context

WPA/WPA2-PPSK authentication inherits the advantages of WPA/WPA2-PSK authentication. In addition to simple deployment, WPA/WPA2-PPSK authentication provides different PSKs for different STAs, improving network security.

Procedure

Create a PPSK user.

Choose Configuration > Security Services > PPSK Management. The PPSK Management page is displayed.

Click Create. The Create User dialog box is displayed.

Table 1 lists the parameters.

**Table 1** Parameters for creating a user
Parameter	Description
Addition type	Mode for creating a user.
Number of created users	Number of PPSK users. This parameter is available when Addition type is set to Generate Randomly.
User name prefix	User name prefix of a PPSK user. This parameter is available when Addition type is set to Generate Randomly.
Account	PPSK user name. This parameter is available when Addition type is set to Self-defined account password.
Password type	Password type of a PPSK user. This parameter is available when Addition type is set to Self-defined account password.
Key	Key of a PPSK user. To randomly generate a key, click Generate Randomly. This parameter is available when Addition type is set to Self-defined account password.
Bound MAC address	MAC address to which a PPSK user is bound. This parameter is available when Addition type is set to Self-defined account password. NOTE: Bound MAC address and Maximum number of devices are mutually exclusive, and they cannot be configured together.
Maximum number of devices	Maximum number of access users.
SSID	SSID that provides access to PPSK users.
Expiration time	Expiration time of a PPSK user. The user cannot access the network after the specified time. If this parameter is not specified, the PPSK user is valid until December 31, 2099.
VLAN	Authorization VLAN to which a PPSK user is bound.
Print QR code after the account is created	Indicates whether to print a QR code after a PPSK user is created.

Set the parameters.
Click Confirm and Export.

Modify a PPSK user.
1. Choose Configuration > Security Services > PPSK Management. The PPSK Management page is displayed.
2. Click the user name of a PPSK user. The Modify User dialog box is displayed.
3. Modify the parameters as required.
4. Click Confirm and Export. PPSK user information is modified.
Delete a PPSK user.
1. Choose Configuration > Security Services > PPSK Management. The PPSK Management page is displayed.
2. Select the PPSK user to be deleted and click Delete.
3. In the dialog box that is displayed, click OK. The PPSK user is deleted.
Import PPSK users.
1. Choose Configuration > Security Services > PPSK Management. The PPSK Management page is displayed.
2. Click Import. The Import dialog box is displayed.
3. Click to download the PPSK user template. Enter PPSK user information in the template file.
4. Click and select the PPSK user file to be imported. Click Import. The import result is displayed.
5. Click OK.
  If PPSK users are successfully imported, you can view the PPSK users in the PPSK Management table. If PPSK users fail to be imported, the Error dialog box is displayed.
  - Successful executions: indicates the number of PPSK user entries that are successfully imported.
  - Failed executions: indicates the number of PPSK user entries that failed to be imported.
Export PPSK users.
1. Choose Configuration > Security Services > PPSK Management. The PPSK Management page is displayed.
2. Click Export. All PPSK users are exported.
Delete expired users.
1. Choose Configuration > Security Services > PPSK Management. The PPSK Management page is displayed.
2. Click Delete Expired User. In the dialog box that is displayed, click OK. Expired users are deleted.
Clear all PPSK users.
1. Choose Configuration > Security Services > PPSK Management. The PPSK Management page is displayed.
2. Click Clear. In the dialog box that is displayed, click OK. All PPSK users on the device are cleared.