AirWorks AWK-3131A
Web Console Configuration
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AeroLink AP
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Enable/Disable
Enable the AeroLink APs to monitor Ethernet communication
on the AP side in order to trigger AeroLink Protection on the
client side under milliseconds recovery time.
NOTE: AeroLink Protection should be also enabled on the
client side at the same time.
Disable
Management Frame Encryption
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Enable/Disable
Enable this function for increased security. Management
Frame encryption function allows users to set a specific
password for any two devices to connect with each other.
Disable
NOTE
AeroMag does not support Management frame encryption.
WLAN Security Settings
The AWK-3131A provides four standardized wireless security modes: Open, WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), and WPA2. Several security modes are available in the AWK-
3131A by selecting
Security mode
and
WPA type
:
•
Open: No authentication, no data encryption.
•
WEP: Static WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) keys must be configured manually.
•
WPA/WPA2-Personal: Also known as WPA/WPA2-PSK. You will need to specify the Pre-Shared Key in
the
Passphrase
field, which will be used by the TKIP or AES engine as a master key to generate keys
that actually encrypt outgoing packets and decrypt incoming packets.
•
WPA/WPA2-Enterprise: Also called WPA/WPA2-EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol). In addition
to device-based authentication, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise enables user-based authentication via IEEE
802.1X. The AWK-3131A can support three EAP methods: EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, and EAP-PEAP.
•
WPA-WPA2 mixed: AWK supports WPA/WPA2 at the same time. AWK is able to authenticate with both
Wi-Fi clients that use WPA and WPA2.
Security mode
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Open
No authentication
Open
WEP
Static WEP is used
WPA
WPA is used
WPA2
Supports IEEE 802.11i with “TKIP/AES + 802.1X”
WPA-WPA2 mix
Both WPA and WPA2 clients are able to connect to AWK at
the same time
Open
For security reasons, you should NOT set security mode to Open System, since authentication and data
encryption are NOT performed in Open System mode.