Cisco SA520-K9 Administration Guide - Page 92
Step 1: Configuring the Wireless Profiles, WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access
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Wireless Configuration for the SA520W Configuring an Access Point 3 Step 1: Configuring the Wireless Profiles A wireless profile specifies the security settings. Optionally, you can configure advanced wireless settings, QoS settings, and MAC filtering. After you configure a wireless profile, you can assign it to any access point. NOTE Cisco strongly recommends WPA2 for wireless security. Other security modes are vulnerable to attack. STEP 1 Click Wireless > Profiles. The Profiles window opens. The existing profiles appear in the List of Profiles table. STEP 2 In the first row of the table, click the button in the Edit column to configure the default profile. Other options: Click Add to add an entry. Click the button in the Adv Config column, the QoS Config column, or the Configure MAC Filter column to edit other settings (more information later in this chapter). To delete a profile, check the box and then click Delete. To select all entries, check the box in the first column of the table heading. After you click Add or Edit, the Profile Configuration window opens. STEP 3 Enter the following information in the Profile Configuration area: • Profile Name: For a new profile, enter a unique (alphanumeric) identifier for this wireless profile. For the default profile, the name default1 cannot be changed. • Security: Choose the type of security to be configured in this profile: - OPEN: No security. Any wireless device can connect (subject to access point ACL policy). - WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): WEP encryption is an older encryption method that is not considered to be secure and can easily be broken. Select this option only if you need to allow access to devices that do not support WPA or WPA2. - WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access): WPA provides better security than WEP because it uses dynamic key encryption. This standard was implemented as an intermediate measure to replace WEP, pending final completion of the 802.11i standard for WPA2. WPA supports TKIP or Cisco SA500 Series Security Appliances Administration Guide 92