NETGEAR WAC720 Reference Manual page 37

ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Points WAC720 and WAC730
Setting
Wireless Network Name
(SSID)
Broadcast Wireless
Network Name (SSID)
5. Specify the settings of the Authentication Settings section as explained in the following table.
The wireless access point is set by default as an open system with no authentication.
When you configure network authentication, bear in mind the following:
• If you are using access point mode (which is the default mode if you did not enable
wireless bridging), then all options are available. In other modes such as bridge
mode, some options might be unavailable.
• Not all wireless adapters support WPA or WPA2. Windows XP, Windows 2000 with
Service Pack 3, and Windows Vista do include the client software that supports WPA.
However, client software is required on the client. Consult the product documentation
for your wireless adapter and WPA or WPA2 client software for instructions about how
to configure WPA2 settings.
Setting
Network Authentication
and Data Encryption
Note: The data
encryption fields that
display on the page
depend on your selection
from the Network
Authentication menu.
Description
The wireless network name (SSID) for the wireless security profile. The default
names depend on the selected radio band:
• 802.11bg/ng/bgn. The default names are NETGEAR_11ng,
NETGEAR_11ng-1, NETGEAR_11ng-2, and so on, through
NETGEAR_11ng-7 for the eighth profile.
• 802.11a/na. The default names are NETGEAR_11ac, NETGEAR_11ac-1,
NETGEAR_11ac-2, and so on, through NETGEAR_11ac-7 for the eighth
profile.
Select the Yes radio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcast its
SSID, allowing wireless stations with a null (blank) SSID to adopt the wireless
access point's SSID. Yes is the default setting. To prevent the SSID from being
broadcast, select the No radio button.
Description
Open System This is the default setting. Use an open system without any
encryption.
See Configure Legacy 802.1X
Legacy 802.1X Configure the RADIUS server settings. Encryption is not
supported.
See Configure Legacy 802.1X
WPA with RADIUS Configure the RADIUS server settings and select TKIP or
TKIP + AES encryption.
See Configure WPA With RADIUS and WPA & WPA2 With
RADIUS
Wireless Configuration and Security
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