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Creating a WLAN
Fast BSS Transition
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• 802.1X/EAP : Uses 802.1X authentication against a user database.
• MAC Address : Uses the device’s MAC address for both the user name and
password.
• 802.1X EAP + MAC Address : Allows the use of both authentication methods on
the same WLAN. See Using 802.1X EAP + MAC Address Authentication .
Fast BSS Transition
The Fast BSS Transition feature uses messages and procedures defined in 802.11r
to allow continuous connectivity for wireless devices in motion, with fast and secure
handoffs from one AP to another. A fast BSS transition is a BSS transition in the
same mobility domain that establishes the state necessary for data connectivity
before the re-association rather than after the re-association. In this way, clients that
support the 11r standard (including iOS devices) can achieve significantly faster
roaming between APs.
Encryption Options
Encryption choices include WPA2, WPA-Mixed, WEP-64, WEP-128 and None.
WPA2 is the only encryption method certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance and is the
recommended method.
WEP has been proven to be easily circumvented, and Ruckus Wireless recommends
against using WEP if possible.
Method
• WPA : Standard Wi-Fi Protected Access with either TKIP or AES encryption.
NOTE: The WiFi Alliance has mandated the removal of WPA+TKIP as a valid WLAN
encryption method for WiFi certification. Therefore, as of release 9.8, ZoneDirector
no longer allows the creation of new WPA or TKIP WLANs. Existing WPA WLANs
will retain their settings after upgrading to ZoneDirector version 9.8, however some
configuration settings will no longer be available (greyed out).
• WPA2 : Enhanced WPA encryption that complies with the 802.11i security
standard.
• WPA-Mixed : Allows mixed networks of WPA and WPA2 compliant devices. Use
this setting if your network has a mixture of older clients that only support WPA
and TKIP, and newer client devices that support WPA2 and AES.
**Note that
selection of WPA-Mixed disables the ability to use Zero-IT for this WLAN.