Configuring the Cisco WAP4410N Wireless-N Access Point
Wireless
WAP4410N Wireless-N Access Point with Power Over Internet Administration Guide
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Configuring WPA-Personal
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Personal (WPA-Personal) is a security standard
stronger than WEP encryption and forward compatible with IEEE 802.11e. WPA-
Personal is also known as WPA-PSK. To enable wireless WPA-Personal security,
follow these steps:
STEP 1
Click
Wireless
>
Security
.
STEP 2
From the Security Mode drop-down menu, select
WPA-Personal
.
STEP 3
To enable wireless isolation within the SSID, click
Enabled
.
STEP 4
Provide the following information:
•
WPA Algorithms
—WPA offers you two encryption methods, TKIP and AES
for data encryption. Select the type of algorithm you want to use,
TKIP
or
AES
. The default is
TKIP
.
•
Pre-Shared Key
—Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8–63 characters.
•
Key Renewal
— Enter a key renewal timeout period, which instructs the
access point how often it should change the encryption keys. The default is
3600
seconds.
STEP 5
Click
Save
.
Configuring WPA2-Personal Security
This security mode supports the WPA2-Personal protocol. To enable wireless
WPA2-Personal security, follow these steps:
STEP 1
Click
Wireless
>
Security
.
STEP 2
From the Security Mode drop-down menu, select
WPA2-Personal
.
STEP 3
To enable wireless isolation within the SSID, click
Enabled
.
STEP 4
Provide the following information:
•
WPA Algorithms
—(Read-only) WPA2-Personal automatically chooses AES
for data encryption.
•
Pre-Shared Key
—Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8–63 characters.