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Chapter 12 AP Profile Table 57 SSID > Security Profile > Add/Edit Security Profile (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Cipher Type Select an encryption cipher type from the list. Group Key Update Timer PreAuthentication OK Cancel • auto - This automatically chooses the best available cipher based on the cipher in use by the wireless client that is attempting to make a connection. • tkip - This is the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol encryption method added later to the WEP encryption protocol to further secure. Not all wireless clients may support this. • aes - This is the Advanced Encryption Standard encryption method. It is a more recent development over TKIP and considerably more robust. Not all wireless clients may support this. Enter the interval (in seconds) at which the AP updates the group WPA encryption key. This is available when the profile is set to use wpa2 or wpa2-mix and 802.1x. Enable or Disable pre-authentication to allow the AP to send authentication information to other APs on the network, allowing connected wireless clients to switch APs without having to reauthenticate their network connection. Click OK to save your changes back to the NWA3000-N series AP. Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving your changes. 12.3.3 MAC Filter List This screen allows you to create and manage security configurations that can be used by your SSIDs. To access this screen click Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > MAC Filter List. Note: You can have a maximum of 32 MAC filtering profiles on the NWA3000-N series AP. Figure 72 Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > MAC Filter List The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 58 Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > MAC Filter List LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Click this to add a new MAC filtering profile. Edit Click this to edit the selected MAC filtering profile. Remove Click this to remove the selected MAC filtering profile. NWA3000-N Series User's Guide 161

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Chapter 12 AP Profile
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12.3.3
MAC Filter List
This screen allows you to create and manage security configurations that can be
used by your SSIDs. To access this screen click
Configuration > Object > AP
Profile > SSID > MAC Filter List
.
Note: You can have a maximum of 32 MAC filtering profiles on the NWA3000-N series
AP.
Figure 72
Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > MAC Filter List
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Cipher Type
Select an encryption cipher type from the list.
auto
- This automatically chooses the best available cipher based
on the cipher in use by the wireless client that is attempting to
make a connection.
tkip
- This is the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol encryption
method added later to the WEP encryption protocol to further
secure. Not all wireless clients may support this.
aes
- This is the Advanced Encryption Standard encryption
method. It is a more recent development over TKIP and
considerably more robust. Not all wireless clients may support this.
Group Key
Update Timer
Enter the interval (in seconds) at which the AP updates the group WPA
encryption key.
Pre-
Authentication
This is available when the profile is set to use
wpa2
or
wpa2-mix
and 802.1x.
Enable
or
Disable
pre-authentication to allow the AP to
send authentication information to other APs on the network, allowing
connected wireless clients to switch APs without having to re-
authenticate their network connection.
OK
Click
OK
to save your changes back to the NWA3000-N series AP.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to exit this screen without saving your changes.
Table 57
SSID > Security Profile > Add/Edit Security Profile (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Table 58
Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > MAC Filter List
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Add
Click this to add a new MAC filtering profile.
Edit
Click this to edit the selected MAC filtering profile.
Remove
Click this to remove the selected MAC filtering profile.