Cisco 7920 Administration Guide - Page 109

Chapter 4 Using the Cisco 7920 Configuration Utility Overview of the Application Windows Step 6 To enter a WPA Pre-shared Key, click the radio button for the password format (Hex or ASCII) and enter the password phrase: • Hexadecimal-Requires 64-hexadecimal characters (0-9 and A-F) • ASCII-Requires 8 to 63 ASCII characters. You can use 0-9 , A-Z (upper and lower case), and any symbol such as /, *, %) Note To configure WPA Pre-shared key, you must also set the Authentication Type as AKM. See the "Configuring Network Security Settings" section on page 4-23. Configuring Network Security Settings Use the Network Security section in the Network Profile window to select the authentication type and encryption for the security settings. For more details about configuring these options, see the "Choosing Authentication and Encryption Settings" section on page 5-13. Authentication Type You can configure the following types of authentication: • Open-Allows open access to access points. You have the option to set the encryption type to static Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Key, if desired. • Shared Key-Enables the Shared Key security option on the local access points. It is mandatory that you set the encryption type as static WEP Key once you set the Shared Key authentication type. • LEAP-Enables Cisco Light Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP), a proprietary Cisco protocol, designed for authenticating wireless devices by using a central RADIUS server in a WLAN environment. • AKM-Enables Authenticated Key Management (AKM) that allows the phone to select the access point and type of key management scheme (WPA, CCKM, or WPA Pre-shared Key) based on a choice by the access point. OL-7104-01 Cisco Wireless IP Phone 7920 Administration Guide for Cisco CallManager Release 4.0 and 4.1 4-23