Virtual Network Services
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HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V4.0, C10/C100/C1000 User Guide
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Data protection on a VNS—WEP and WPA
6.7
Data protection on a VNS—WEP and WPA
On wireless and wired networks, data is protected by encryption techniques. The type of data
protection that is available depends on the VNS assignment mode:
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WEP and WPA-PSK is only available for assignment by SSID
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WPA (Enterprise) is only available for assignment by AAA
Data protection encryption techniques
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Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
– WEP encrypts data sent between wireless nodes.
Each node must use the same encryption key.
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Wi-Fi Protected Access Privacy (WPA v.1 and v.2)
– Encryption is by Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) or by Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). If WPA v.2 is
selected, both WPA v.1 and WPA v.2 are supported simultaneously, defaulting to the
highest encryption method. Two modes are available:
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Enterprise
– Specifies 802.1x authentication and requires an authentication server
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Pre-Shared Key (PSK)
– Relies on a shared secret. The PSK is a shared secret
(pass-phrase) that must be entered in both the wireless access point or router and the
WPA clients.
6.8
VNS global settings
Before defining a specific VNS, define the global settings that will apply to all VNS definitions.
These global settings include:
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Identify the location and password of RADIUS servers on the enterprise network. The
defined servers appear as available choices when you set up the authentication
mechanism for each VNS.
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Define the shared secret used to encrypt the Pairwise Master Key (PMK) for WPA2 v.2 pre-
authentication between HiPath Wireless Controllers on the network.
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Enable Dynamic Authorization Server (DAS) configuration support.
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Adjust admission control thresholds.
To define RADIUS servers for VNS global settings:
1.
From the main menu, click
Virtual Network Configuration
. The Virtual Network list
appears.
2.
In the left pane, click
Global Settings
. The
Authentication
tab appears.
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