Formosa XG-520, User Manual

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WPA2-RADIUS authentication. The two most important features
beyond WPA to become standardized through 802.11i/ WPA2
are: pre-authentication, which enables secure fast roaming
without noticeable signal latency. Pre-authentication provides a
way to establish a PMK security association before a client
associates. The advantage is that the client reduces the time that
it's disconnected to the network.
Authentication RADIUS Server : RADIUS (Remote
Authentication Dial-In User Service) is an authentication,
authorization and accounting client-server protocol. The client is
a Network Access Server that desires to authenticate its links.
The server is a server that has access to a user database with
authentication information.
Port : Enter the RADIUS Server’s port number provided by your
ISP. The default is 1812.
IP address : Enter the RADIUS Server’s IP Address provided by
your ISP.
Password : Enter the password that the AP shares with the
RADIUS Server.
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) : It is designed to improve WEP
security and provides stronger data protection and network access
control than WEP. Most wireless networks should use either
WEP or WPA security.
WPA-RADIUS/ WPA2-RADIUS: WPA- RADIUS mode
(802.1x or WPA-Enterprise). This mode is more difficult to
configure, the 802.1x RADIUS servers and an Extensible
Authentication Protocol (EAP) are used for authentication. The
enhanced WPA2 uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
instead of Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) to provide
stronger encryption mechanism.
Enable Pre-Authentication : This function only valid under
WPA2-RADIUS authentication. The two most important features
beyond WPA to become standardized through 802.11i/ WPA2
are: pre-authentication, which enables secure fast roaming
without noticeable signal latency. Pre-authentication provides a
way to establish a PMK security association before a client
associates. The advantage is that the client reduces the time that