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Wireless Configuration and Security, ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660

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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660 Table 9. Profile definition settings (continued) Setting Description Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID) Select the Yes radio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcast its SSID, allowing wireless stations 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. 5. Specify the settings of the Authentication Settings section of the Edit Security Profile screen as explained in the following table. The wireless access point is set by default as an open system with no authentication. When you configure network authentication, bear in mind the following: • If you are using access point mode (which is the default mode if you did not enable wireless bridging), then all options are available. In other modes such as bridge mode, some options might be unavailable. • Not all wireless adapters support WPA or WPA2. Windows XP, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3, and Windows Vista do include the client software that supports WPA. However, client software is required on the client. Consult the product documentation for your wireless adapter and WPA or WPA2 client software for instructions about how to configure WPA2 settings. Table 10. Profile authentication settings 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 list. Shared Key Legacy 802.1X This is the default setting. Use an open system without any encryption or with WEP encryption. See Configure an Open System with WEP or Shared Key with WEP on page 53. Use WEP encryption and enter at least one shared key. See Configure an Open System with WEP or Shared Key with WEP on page 53. Configure the RADIUS server settings. Encryption is not supported. See Configure Legacy 802.1X on page 54. WPA with Radius Configure the RADIUS server settings and select TKIP or TKIP + AES encryption. See Configure WPA with RADIUS, WPA2 with RADIUS, and WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS on page 55. WPA2 with Radius Configure the RADIUS server settings and select AES or TKIP + AES encryption. See Configure WPA with RADIUS, WPA2 with RADIUS, and WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS on page 55. Note: Select this setting only if all clients support WPA2. Wireless Configuration and Security 51

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Wireless Configuration and Security
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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660
5.
Specify the settings of the Authentication Settings section of the Edit Security Profile screen
as explained in the following table.
The wireless access point is set by default as an open system with no authentication.
When you configure network authentication, bear in mind the following:
•
If you are using access point mode (which is the default mode if you did not enable
wireless bridging), then all options are available. In other modes such as bridge
mode, some options might be unavailable.
•
Not all wireless adapters support WPA or WPA2. Windows XP, Windows 2000 with
Service Pack 3, and Windows Vista do include the client software that supports WPA.
However, client software is required on the client. Consult the product documentation
for your wireless adapter and WPA or WPA2 client software for instructions about how
to configure WPA2 settings.
Broadcast Wireless
Network Name (SSID)
Select the
Yes
radio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcast its
SSID, allowing wireless stations 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.
Table 10.
Profile authentication settings
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 list.
Open System
This is the default setting. Use an open system without any
encryption or with WEP encryption.
See
Configure an Open System with WEP or Shared Key
with WEP
on page 53.
Shared Key
Use WEP encryption and enter at least one shared key.
See
Configure an Open System with WEP or Shared Key
with WEP
on page 53.
Legacy 802.1X
Configure the RADIUS server settings. Encryption is not
supported.
See
Configure Legacy 802.1X
on page 54.
WPA with Radius
Configure the RADIUS server settings and select TKIP or
TKIP + AES encryption.
See
Configure WPA with RADIUS, WPA2 with RADIUS,
and WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS
on page 55.
WPA2 with Radius
Configure the RADIUS server settings and select AES or
TKIP + AES encryption.
See
Configure WPA with RADIUS, WPA2 with RADIUS,
and WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS
on page 55.
Note:
Select this setting only if all clients support WPA2.
Table 9.
Profile definition settings (continued)
Setting
Description