WG103 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point Reference Manual
Wireless Security
3-7
v1.0, February 2009
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Different wireless access points within an ESS can use different channels. To reduce
interference, adjacent wireless access points
should
use different channels.
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Roaming is the ability of wireless stations to connect wirelessly when they physically
move from one BSS to another within the same ESS. The wireless station
automatically changes to the wireless access point with the least interference or best
performance.
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Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID)
. These radio buttons let you enable and
disable the SSID broadcast. If disable the SSID broadcast, then only stations that know the
SSID can connect. Disabling the SSID broadcast somewhat hampers the wireless network
discovery feature of some products. The default is to enable SSID broadcast.
5.
Enter the authentication settings in the Edit Security Profile screen:
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Network Authentication
. Use the information in the following table to set the network
authentication.
Table 3-1. Network Authentication Types
Field
Description
Open System
Can be used with WEP encryption, or no encryption. See
“Configuring
WEP” on page 3-10
.
Shared Key
WEP must be used. At least one shared key must be entered. See
“Configuring WEP” on page 3-10
.
Legacy 802.1x
You must configure the RADIUS Server Settings to use this option. See
“Configuring WPA” on page 3-12
.
WPA with Radius
You must configure the RADIUS Server Settings to use this option. See
“Configuring WPA” on page 3-12
.
WPA2 with Radius
WPA2 is a later version of WPA. Select this option only if all clients support
WPA2. If selected, you must use AES encryption, and configure the
RADIUS Server Settings Screen. See
“Configuring WPA” on page 3-12
.
WPA & WPA2 with
Radius
This selection allows clients to use either WPA (with TKIP) or WPA2 (with
AES). If selected, encryption must be TKIP + AES, and you must also
configure the RADIUS Server Settings Screen. See
“Configuring WPA” on
page 3-12
.
WPA-PSK
You must use TKIP encryption, and enter the WPA passphrase (Network
key). See
“Configuring WPA” on page 3-12
.
