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WM-AD configuration
Configuring privacy for WM-AD
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Centralizes management of user credentials.
The WPA authentication process involves the following steps:
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Step 1 – The wireless device associates with Altitude AP.
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Step 2 – The Altitude AP blocks the wireless device's network access
while the authentication process is carried out. The Summit WM Switch
sends the authentication request to the RADIUS authentication server.
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Step 3 – The wireless device provides credentials that are forwarded to
the authentication server through the Summit WM Switch.
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Step 4 – If the wireless device is not authenticated, the device remains
blocked from the network.
For more information, see the Summit WM-Series WLAN Switch Software User
Guide.
To configure WPA privacy:
1. From the main menu, click WM Access Domain Configuration. The WM
Access Domain Configuration screen is displayed.
2. In the left pane, click the AAA WM-AD for which you want to configure the
Dynamic WEP privacy. The Topology tab is displayed.
3. Click the Privacy tab.
4. Select WPA. The WPA text boxes are displayed.
5. Select one of the following:
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WPA v1:
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Auto – If you click Auto, the Altitude AP will advertise both TKIP and
CCMP (counter mode with cipher block chaining message
authentication code protocol).
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TKIP only – If you click TKIP only, the Altitude AP will advertise TKIP
as an available encryption protocol. It will not advertise CCMP.
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WPA v2:
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Auto: For more information, see the description of Auto under WPA
v1.
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TKIP only: For more information, see the description of TKIP only
under WPA v1.
If you select WPA v1, its Encryption drop-down menu is enabled. The
Encryption drop-down menu offers the following two options:
6. For re-keying after a time interval, select Broadcast re-key interval.
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