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RADIUS Server Address. Enter the RADIUS server's IP address., WPA-Enterprise, Save Settings

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Wireless-G Cable Gateway WPA-Enterprise. This option features WPA used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Gateway.) To use WPA-Enterprise, select WPA-Enterprise from the Security Mode drop-down menu. Select a method of encryption and your RADIUS settings. Then enter a Shared Secret key and a Key Renewal period. • Encryption. WPA offers you two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select the type of algorithm you want to use, TKIP or AES. • RADIUS Server Address. Enter the RADIUS server's IP address. • RADIUS Port. Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server. • Shared Secret. Enter the Shared Secret key used by the Gateway and RADIUS server. • Key Renewal. Enter a Key Renewal timeout period, which instructs the Gateway how often it should change the encryption keys. When finished making your changes on this tab, click the Save Settings button to save these changes, or click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes. WPA2-Enterprise. This option features WPA2 used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Gateway.) To use WPA2-Enterprise, select WPA2-Enterprise from the Security Mode drop-down menu. Select a method of encryption and your RADIUS settings. Then enter a Shared Secret key and a Key Renewal period. • Encryption. Select the encryption method you want to use, AES or TKIP + AES. • RADIUS Server Address. Enter the RADIUS server's IP address. • RADIUS Port. Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server. • Shared Secret. Enter the Shared Secret key used by the Gateway and RADIUS server. • Key Renewal. Enter a Key Renewal timeout period, which instructs the Gateway how often it should change the encryption keys. When finished making your changes on this tab, click the Save Settings button to save these changes, or click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes. Figure 5-10: WPA-Enterprise radius (remote authentication dial-in user service): a protocol that uses an authentication server to control network access. server: any computer whose function in a network is to provide user access to files, printing, communications, and other services. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Cable Gateway The Wireless Tab Figure 5-11: WPA2-Enterprise 26

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Cable Gateway
The Wireless Tab
Wireless-G Cable Gateway
WPA-Enterprise. This option features WPA used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (This should only be used
when a RADIUS server is connected to the Gateway.) To use WPA-Enterprise, select
WPA-Enterprise
from the
Security Mode
drop-down menu. Select a method of encryption and your RADIUS settings. Then enter a Shared
Secret key and a Key Renewal period.
Encryption. WPA offers you two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select the
type of algorithm you want to use,
TKIP
or
AES
.
RADIUS Server Address. Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address.
RADIUS Port. Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server.
Shared Secret. Enter the Shared Secret key used by the Gateway and RADIUS server.
Key Renewal. Enter a Key Renewal timeout period, which instructs the Gateway how often it should change
the encryption keys.
When finished making your changes on this tab, click the
Save Settings
button to save these changes, or click
the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
WPA2-Enterprise. This option features WPA2 used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (This should only be used
when a RADIUS server is connected to the Gateway.) To use WPA2-Enterprise, select
WPA2-Enterprise
from the
Security Mode
drop-down menu. Select a method of encryption and your RADIUS settings. Then enter a Shared
Secret key and a Key Renewal period.
Encryption. Select the encryption method you want to use,
AES
or
TKIP + AES
.
RADIUS Server Address. Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address.
RADIUS Port. Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server.
Shared Secret. Enter the Shared Secret key used by the Gateway and RADIUS server.
Key Renewal. Enter a Key Renewal timeout period, which instructs the Gateway how often it should change
the encryption keys.
When finished making your changes on this tab, click the
Save Settings
button to save these changes, or click
the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Figure 5-10: WPA-Enterprise
Figure 5-11: WPA2-Enterprise
radius
(remote authentication dial-in user service): a
protocol that uses an authentication server to control
network access.
server:
any computer whose function in a network is to
provide user access to files, printing, communications, and
other services.