Netgear WC7600 Reference Manual - Page 96

Setting, Description, Profile Definition Profile1, Client Authentication

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ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 10. Configure the settings as described in the following table: Setting Description Profile Definition section Name Enter a unique name to identify the profile. This value can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Use meaningful profile names instead of the default names. The default profile names are Profile1, Profile2, and so on, through Profile8. Wireless Network Name Enter a unique name for the wireless network associated with this profile. (SSID) Broadcast Wireless Network Name Select the Yes radio button to enable broadcast of the SSID. This is the default setting. Select the No radio button to disable broadcast of the SSID, in which case only devices that have the correct SSID can connect to the access point. Client Authentication section Note: The options that display onscreen depend on your selection from Network Authentication menu. Network Authentication From the menu, select the authentication type to be used. Table 7 on page 100 lists all authentication types. Data Encryption From the menu, select the data encryption type to be used. The options available for data encryption as well as other requirements such as entering a key or passphrase depend on the network authentication settings. Table 7 on page 100 lists all data encryption options. Wireless Client Security Separation From the menu, select Disable to prevent associated wireless clients from communicating with each other, or select Enable to allow such communication. Wireless client separation is intended for hotspots and other public access situations. VLAN Enter the VLAN ID to be associated with this security profile. This VLAN ID must match the VLAN ID that other network devices use. Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 96

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Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600
10.
Configure the settings as described in the following table:
Setting
Description
Profile Definition section
Name
Enter a unique name to identify the profile.
This value can be up to 32
alphanumeric characters. Use meaningful profile
names instead of the default names. The default profile names are
Profile1
,
Profile2
, and so on, through
Profile8
.
Wireless Network Name
(SSID)
Enter a unique name for the wireless network associated with this profile.
Broadcast Wireless
Network Name
Select the
Yes
radio button to enable broadcast of the SSID.
This is the default setting.
Select the
No
radio button to disable broadcast of the SSID, in which case only
devices that have the correct SSID can connect to the access point.
Client Authentication section
Note:
The options that display onscreen depend on your selection from
Network Authentication
menu.
Network Authentication
From the menu, select the authentication type to be used.
Table
7
on page
100 lists all authentication types.
Data Encryption
From the menu, select the data encryption type to be used.
The options available for data encryption as well as other requirements such as
entering a key or passphrase depend on the network authentication settings.
Table
7
on page
100 lists all data encryption options.
Wireless Client Security
Separation
From the menu, select
Disable
to prevent associated wireless clients from
communicating with each other, or select
Enable
to allow such communication.
Wireless client separation is intended for hotspots and other public access
situations.
VLAN
Enter the VLAN ID to be associated with this security profile.
This VLAN ID must match the VLAN ID that other network devices use.