D-Link DWL-8500AP Product Manual - Page 52
WPA Enterprise, WPA Enterprise Configuration, WPA Versions, WPA2., WPA and WPA2., Enable - roaming
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D-Link Unified Access Point Administrator's Guide WPA Enterprise WPA Enterprise with RADIUS is an implementation of the IEEE 802.11i standard, which includes CCMP (AES) and TKIP mechanisms. The Enterprise mode requires the use of a RADIUS server to authenticate users. This security mode is backwards-compatible with wireless clients that support the original WPA. If you select WPA Enterprise as the Security Mode, additional fields display as Figure 13 shows. Figure 13. WPA Enterprise Configuration Table 14 describes the configuration options for the WPA Enterprise security mode. Table 14. WPA Enterprise Field WPA Versions Enable pre-authentication Description Select the types of client stations you want to support: • WPA. If all client stations on the network support the original WPA but none support the newer WPA2, then select WPA. • WPA2. If all client stations on the network support WPA2, we suggest using WPA2 which provides the best security per the IEEE 802.11i standard. • WPA and WPA2. If you have a mix of clients, some of which support WPA2 and others which support only the original WPA, select both WPA and WPA2. This lets both WPA and WPA2 client stations associate and authenticate but uses the more robust WPA2 for clients who support it. This WPA configuration allows more interoperability, at the expense of some security. If for WPA Versions you select only WPA2 or both WPA and WPA2, you can enable pre-authentication for WPA2 clients. Click Enable pre-authentication if you want WPA2 wireless clients to send pre-authentication packets. The pre-authentication information will be relayed from the access point the client is currently using to the target access point. Enabling this feature can help speed up authentication for roaming clients who connect to multiple access points. This option does not apply if you selected "WPA" for WPA Versions because the original WPA does not support this feature. 52 © 2001-2008 D-Link Corporation. All Rights Reserved.