Configuration
Section 3
WR850
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SECURITY Page – All Configuration Options
Options related to:
SELECTING WIRELESS AUTHENTICATION METHODS
Field Description
Wireless
Interface:
(ADVANCED)
Sets the wireless interface to be configured.
NOTE: The WR850 currently offers only one interface; future versions of
WR850 hardware may include multiple wireless interfaces. This
interface will be the same as displayed on the WIRELESS Page.
FACTORY DEFAULT:
Built-in WR850 Wireless MAC address, as printed
on the product label as “Wireless MAC”.
802.11
Authentication:
(ADVANCED)
Enables a “shared” authentication method, whereby encryption keys
are re-used as identification criteria for wireless clients. This
“shared” authentication assumes that Wired Equivalent Privacy
(WEP) encryption is used, and that WEP encryption keys have
previously been shared between the client and access point.
•
Selecting
Open
disables 802.11 authentication.
•
Selecting
Shared
enables 802.11 authentication.
NOTE: Selecting Shared will force all configuration options related to
WPA authentication (below) to Disabled.
NOTE: Selecting Shared requires WEP Encryption to be enabled
below, to allow re-use of the encryption keys for identification.
FACTORY DEFAULT:
Open
802.1X
Authentication:
(ADVANCED)
Enables the use of the WR850 with a RADIUS (Remote
Authentication Dial-In User Service) authentication server, without
engaging WPA. During the authentication process, a RADIUS
server verifies identities of client devices with a “shared secret”
(similar to a password), and dynamically generates encryption keys.
802.1X authentication is best enabled only if using the WR850 with
devices that are not capable of supporting WPA.
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