Cisco AIR-LAP1252AG-A-K9 Software Configuration Guide - Page 22

Key Features Chapter 1 Overview Key Features This section describes the key features of the access point firmware. The following are the key features of this firmware version: • Use accounting to collect data on wireless devices-You can enable accounting on the access point to send accounting data about wireless client devices to a RADIUS server on your network. See the "Enabling Wireless Network Accounting" section on page 5-16 for instructions on enabling accounting. • Enable additional protection for WEP keys-You can enable three advanced security features to protect against sophisticated attacks on your wireless network's WEP keys: Message Integrity Check (MIC), WEP key hashing, and broadcast WEP key rotation. See the "Additional WEP Security Features" section on page 4-3 for more information on additional WEP protection. • Use EAP to Authenticate Repeater Access Points-Set up repeater access points to authenticate to your network like other wireless client devices. After you provide a network username and password for the repeater, it authenticates to your network using LEAP, Cisco's wireless authentication method, and receives and uses dynamic WEP keys. See the "Setting up a Repeater Access Point as a LEAP Client" section on page 4-27 for instructions on setting up a repeater access point. Management Options You can use the access point management system through the following interfaces: • A web-browser interface • A command-line interface (CLI) • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) The access point's management system pages are organized the same way for the web- browser interface and the CLI. The examples in this manual are all taken from the browser interface. Chapter 2, "Using the Management Interfaces" provides a detailed description of each management option. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 1-2 OL-2159-03