AWK-5222 User’s Manual
Other Console Configurations
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legacy AP clients. This option is
rarely used.
*This option is
available in Redundant AP, AP, or
Master mode only, and cannot
support AES-enabled clients.
Passphrase
Setting
Description
Factory Default
8 – 63 characters
Master key to generate keys for
encryption and decryption
None
Key renewal
(for Redundant AP, AP, or Master mode only)
Setting
Description
Factory Default
60 – 86400 seconds
(1 minute to 1 year)
Specifies the time period of group
key renewal
3600 (seconds)
NOTE
The value for
key renewal
instructs the wireless AP how often it should change the encryption
keys. Usually the security level will be higher if you set this value shorter so that the encryption
keys are changed more often. Default value is 3600 seconds (6 minutes). Longer time periods
can be considered if traffic is not so busy.
WPA/WPA2-Enterprise (for Redundant AP, AP, or Master mode)
By selecting
WPA type
as
Enterprise
, you can use
EAP
(
Extensible Authentication Protocol
), a
framework authentication protocol used by 802.1X to provide network authentication. In these
Enterprise-level security modes, a back-end RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User
Service) server is needed if IEEE 802.1X functionality is enabled in WPA /WPA2. The IEEE
802.1X protocol also offers the possibility of carrying out an efficient connection authentication in
a large-scaled network. It is not necessary to exchange keys or pass phrases.