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Wireless Configuration and Security, ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203

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ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203 3. Specify the settings of the Profile Definition section of the Edit Security Profile screen as described in the following table: Setting Description Profile Name Enter a unique name of the wireless security profile that makes it easy to recognize the profile. The default names are NETGEAR, NETGEAR-1, NETGEAR-2, and so on, through NETGEAR-7. You can enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. SSID The wireless network name (SSID) for the wireless security profile. The default names are NETGEAR_11ng, NETGEAR_11ng-1, NETGEAR_11ng-2, and so on, through NETGEAR_11ng-7 for the eighth profile. Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID) Select the Yes radio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcast its SSID, allowing wireless clients that have a null (blank) SSID to adopt the wireless access point's SSID. Yes is the default setting. To prevent the SSID from being broadcast, select the No radio button. 4. Specify the settings of the Authentication Settings section of the Edit Security Profile screen as described in the following table. Setting Description Network Authentication Open System and Data Encryption Note: The data encryption fields that display onscreen depend on your selection from the Network Authentication drop-down menu. Shared Key Legacy 802.1X This is the default setting. Use an open system without any encryption or with WEP encryption. For more information, see Configure an Open System with WEP or Shared Key with WEP on page 40. Use WEP encryption and enter at least one shared key. For more information, see Configure an Open System with WEP or Shared Key with WEP on page 40. Configure the RADIUS server settings. Encryption is not supported. For more information, see Configure Legacy 802.1X on page 42. WPA with Radius Configure the RADIUS server settings and select TKIP or TKIP + AES encryption. For more information, see Configure WPA with RADIUS, WPA2 with RADIUS, and WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS on page 42. WPA2 with Radius Configure the RADIUS server settings and select AES or TKIP + AES encryption. For more information, see Configure WPA with RADIUS, WPA2 with RADIUS, and WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS on page 42. Note: Select this setting only if all clients support WPA2. Wireless Configuration and Security 38

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Wireless Configuration and Security
38
ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203
3.
Specify the settings of the Profile Definition section of the Edit Security Profile screen as
described in the following table:
Setting
Description
Profile Name
Enter a unique name of the wireless security profile that makes it easy to
recognize the profile. The default names are NETGEAR, NETGEAR-1,
NETGEAR-2, and so on, through NETGEAR-7. You can enter a value of up to
32 alphanumeric characters.
SSID
The wireless network name (SSID) for the wireless security profile. The default
names are NETGEAR_11ng, NETGEAR_11ng-1, NETGEAR_11ng-2, and so
on, through NETGEAR_11ng-7 for the eighth profile.
Broadcast Wireless
Network Name (SSID)
Select the
Yes
radio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcast its
SSID, allowing wireless clients that have a null (blank) SSID to adopt the
wireless access point’s SSID. Yes is the default setting. To prevent the SSID
from being broadcast, select the
No
radio button.
4.
Specify the settings of the Authentication Settings section of the Edit Security Profile screen
as described in the following table.
Setting
Description
Network Authentication
and Data Encryption
Note:
The data
encryption fields that
display onscreen
depend on your
selection from the
Network Authentication
drop-down menu.
Open System
This is the default setting. Use an open system without any
encryption or with WEP encryption.
For more information, see
Configure an Open System with
WEP or Shared Key with WEP
on page
40.
Shared Key
Use WEP encryption and enter at least one shared key.
For more information, see
Configure an Open System with
WEP or Shared Key with WEP
on page
40.
Legacy 802.1X
Configure the RADIUS server settings. Encryption is not
supported.
For more information, see
Configure Legacy 802.1X
on
page
42.
WPA with Radius
Configure the RADIUS server settings and select TKIP or
TKIP + AES encryption.
For more information, see
Configure WPA with RADIUS,
WPA2 with RADIUS, and WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS
on
page
42.
WPA2 with Radius
Configure the RADIUS server settings and select AES or
TKIP + AES encryption.
For more information, see
Configure WPA with RADIUS,
WPA2 with RADIUS, and WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS
on
page
42.
Note:
Select this setting only if all clients support WPA2.