Chapter 10 Wireless LAN
WAP3205 v2 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 35
Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA/WPA2
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
SSID
Select the SSID for which you want to configure the security.
Security Mode
Select
WPA
or
WPA2
to enable authentication.
WPA Compatible
This field appears when you choose
WPA2
as the
Security Mode
.
Select this if you want the WAP3205 v2 to support WPA and WPA2 simultaneously. This
allow wireless devices using
WPA
security mode to connect to your WAP3205 v2
Pre-Shared Key
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
uses a simple common password for authentication.
Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters.
Group Key Update
Timer
The
Group Key Update Timer
is the rate at which the RADIUS server sends a new
group key out to all clients.
The default is
3600
seconds (60 minutes).
PMK Cache Period
This field is available only when you select
WPA2
.
Specify how often wireless clients have to resend usernames and passwords in order to
stay connected. Enter a time interval between 10 and 999999 minutes.
Note: If wireless client authentication is done using a RADIUS server, the reauthentication
timer on the RADIUS server has priority.
Pre-Authentication
This field is available only when you select
WPA2
.
Pre-authentication enables fast roaming by allowing the wireless client (already
connecting to an AP) to perform IEEE 802.1x authentication with another AP before
connecting to it. Select
Enabled
to turn on preauthentication in WAP2. Otherwise,
select
Disabled
.
Authentication
Server
IP Address
Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted decimal notation.
Port Number
Enter the port number of the external authentication server. The default port number is
1812.
You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so
with additional information.
Shared Secret
Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared between
the external authentication server and the WAP3205 v2.
The key must be the same on the external authentication server and your WAP3205 v2.
The key is not sent over the network.
Session
Timeout
The WAP3205 v2 automatically disconnects a wireless client from the wireless and wired
networks after a period of inactivity. The wireless client needs to send the username and
password again before it can use the wireless and wired networks again. Some wireless
clients may prompt users for a username and password; other clients may use saved
login credentials. In either case, there is usually a short delay while the wireless client
logs in to the wireless network again.
Enter the time in seconds from 0 to 999999.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the WAP3205 v2.
Reset
Click
Reset
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
