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ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless N Access Point WNDAP350
Figure 15. Security Profile Settings
An overview of the information that is required to set up a Security Profile follows, including a
description of the Network Authentication choices that are available:
• Profile Definition. Configure the following settings:
- Security Profile Name. Use a name that makes it easy to recognize the profile, and
to tell profiles apart. (The default names are NETGEAR, NETGEAR-1, NETGEAR-2,
and so on.) You can enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
Note: Only the first profile is enabled by default. The rest of the profiles are
disabled and must be enabled if configured.
- Wireless Network Name (SSID). This is the name of your wireless network. It is set
to the default name of NETGEAR_11a for 802.11a/na and NETGEAR_11g for
802.11b/bg/ng.
- Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID). If you disable broadcast of the SSID,
only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies the wireless
network discovery feature of some products but the data is still fully exposed to a
determined snoop using specialized test equipment like wireless sniffers. Default is
enabled.
• Authentication Settings. Configure the following settings:
- Network Authentication. The WNDAP350 Access Point is set by default as an open
system with no authentication. When setting up Network Authentication, bear in mind
the following:
• If you are using Access Point mode, then all options are available. In bridge mode
some options may be unavailable.
• Not all wireless adapters support WPA or WPA2. Consult the product
documentation for your wireless adapter and WPA or WPA2 client software for
instructions on configuring WPA2 settings.
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