Motorola AP-7131 Series, Installation Manual

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AP-7131 Series Access Point: Installation Guide 34
3.2.1 Configuring Basic Security
For testing basic connectivity, there is no reason to configure a server supported authentication
scheme. WEP 128 is described in this guide as a basic security scheme sufficient to protect the
access point’s initial transmissions. For details on configuring more sophisticated authentication and
encryption options available to the access point, refer to the
AP-7131 Series Product Reference
Guide. The guide is available on the Motorola Web site, at
http://support.symbol.com/support/product/manuals.do .
To configure WEP 128:
1. From the Quick Setup screen, click the Create button to the right of the Security Policy item.
The
New Security Policy
screen displays with the
Manually Pre-shared key/No
authentication
and
No Encryption
options selected. Naming and saving such a policy (as is)
would provide no security and might only make sense in a guest network wherein no
sensitive data is either transmitted or received. Consequently, at a minimum, a basic
security scheme (in this case WEP 128) is recommended.
2. Ensure the
Name
of the security policy entered suits the intended configuration or function
of the policy.
Multiple WLANs can share the same security policy, so be careful not to name security
policies after specific WLANs or risk defining a WLAN to single policy. Motorola
recommends naming the policy after the attributes of the authentication or encryption
type selected.
NOTE For information on configuring the other (more sophisticated) encryption
and authentication options available to the access point, refer to the
AP-7131 Series Product Reference Guide. The guide is available on the
Motorola Web site, at
http://support.symbol.com/support/product/manuals.do .