HP R100-Series, Configuration And Administration Manual

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54 Wireless configuration
Key Type
The WPA pre-shared key can be input as an ASCII string (an easy-to-remember form of letters
and numbers that can include spaces) or hexadecimal format.
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Hexadecimal : Enter exactly 64 hexadecimal characters (characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F).
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ASCII : Enter 8 to 63 characters (alphanumeric characters 0-9, a-z, and A-Z, plus spaces
and symbols). Permitted symbols include all those that can be typed on a standard English
keyboard, such as ?, ", ‘, $, [, \, /, ], &, +, !, and #.
Passphrase
Enter the key according to the type selected; in ASCII passphrase style (8 to 63 alphanumeric
characters and keyboard symbols), or exactly 64 hexadecimal characters. For an ASCII key, HP
recommends that the key be at least 20 characters long, and be a mix of letters and numbers.
The passphrase key cannot begin or end with spaces.
Group Key Interval
Enter the interval at which the broadcast (group) key is refreshed for clients associated with this
VAP interface (the default is 3600 seconds). The valid range is 60 to 86400 seconds. Specify
a value of 0 to disable the refreshing of broadcast keys.
Session Key Interval
Enter the interval at which the router will refresh session (unicast) keys for each client associated
with the VAP interface. To enable session key refreshing, specify a value in the range of 60 to
86400 seconds. Specify a value of 0 to disable session key refresh.
WPA/WPA2 enterprise
If you have a mix of wireless clients, some of which support WPA2 (AES) and others which
support only the original WPA (TKIP), select the
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise security mode. This
setting enables both WPA and WPA2 wireless clients to associate to the router, but uses the
more robust WPA2 for clients that support it. This security option allows more interoperability,
at the expense of some security.
You must set up at least one configured RADIUS server in your network before enabling WPA/
WPA2 security. For RADIUS server settings, see
“Configuring RADIUS settings” on page 56 .
WPA/WPA2 security includes the following settings:
Authentication Mode
Select WPA/WPA2 Enterprise to display all settings for mixed WPA/WPA2 security.